tanana

I was wondering if anyone knows if early pg symptoms could affect ibs, I got a bfn this morning but after a good cry I have decided to try and stay positive af isn't here yet so I'm not out, anyway I have ibs and it's not usually too bad, I can handle it and I only usually get a really bad attack every few months or so but I've had three in the past two weeks, one today... Am I imagining things again?

angel75

Wish i could advise hun but i'm going thru a bit of a bad attack myself at the moment....to be a bit graphic i normally "suffer" with going 2- 3 times a day but when i get an attack i get constipated for a couple of days and haven't been like that in a good while except i;ve been suffering for 3 days now...someone mentioned that constipation is an early pg symptom. I tested myself today and got a BFN. I have to say tho when i'm due on i usually go to the toilet loads with no problems so this is a bit different for me personally. I'm cd29 today so gonna wait for about a wk before testing again if AF doesn't show. Don't know if that helps you anyway hun. How does your ibs affect you?

tanana

I tend to have at least two loose stools a day, but a bad attack means I get terrible cramps, so bad I feel faint, and have fainted, then I tend to get terrible diarhoea that (sorry tmi coming) runs for at least an hour, during a bad attack that happens anything upto five times in a day.

Not bad considering before the ibs two hard poos a week was normal.

Sorry for tmi

Newly_Wed

Ohhh, I'm 9 dpo & I haven't suffered with my IBS for over a year & yet the last 3 days I've been in agony with it, for the last 2 days I've been passing only blood filled mucous but yesterday it was every half hour, it's calmed down a lot today. I've also had really bad heartburn for past few days which is getting increasingly worse... I'm too scared to test yet as I tested & tested for the last 2 cycles lol. I do just feel different this month though, I don't "feel" pregnant, just dont feel like I usually do in the week leading upto AF.

angel75

newly wed i know what you mean i'm so confused!! this just isn't normal for me when i'm due on i really do go to the toilet loads and have no problems but suffering with cramps at the mo...so don't know if its AF Cramps, ibs cramps or pg cramps.....grrrrr!
If you're bleeding tho hun seriously you need to go to the doc cos that ain't good. xx

groovyjem

hi hun i suffer bad with ibs and my bowels swing from one to the other... am not sure about it effecting ttc but defo makes sympton spotting a nightmare and when gettin swallon belly i just wish it was swallon for beany...... sending loads of and hope you all get you soon

amy2boys

I have severe Crohn's disease which is similar to IBS but much MUCH worse and very often people think they have bad IBS (like I did and suffered for 5yrs!)

Anyway I have had 2 children, then had emergency major bowel surgery in Aug, got pg 2wks later..sadly m/c and am now pg again.

There is no reason (and my GI consultant agrees) why it would stop you conceiving. I am usually much better when pg!

Good luck for the future.
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