Did gas/constipation ever REALLY hurt during pregnancy?

Question

I'm just curious about your experience.

Sometimes I have such terrible gas pains - that literally hurt my hips and pubic bone - so much so that I cannot stand up. I never had that before pregnancy. I was getting worried about it but after I - um - go to the bathroom they totally go away.

I was just wondering if anyone else had this? I feel like my baby is competing for room with my intestines.

Answer 1

LOL yea i have and like you i couldn't stand up. I just laid there and cried. To be honest I do think it's fighting for room. I use babycenter.com it really helps me when trying to figure out whats normal and not.

Answer 2

Oh yah, especially in my 2nd trimester.  I don't know why it was so bad in the 2nd trimester!  I promise it gets a little better!

Answer 3

I'm glad you asked that. Yes! I had gas pains in the middle of the night about a week ago and it hurt so bad I woke my fiance up and was debating going into the hospital. I thought they were gas pains but they never hurt so bad before. My fiance went and got me dried apricots at 1am and about an hour later I was fine.  

Answer 4

Well the way I found out I was pregnant was from really bad gas pains. Like I could hardly walk and I would be doubled over but as soon as I would pass gas or go to the bathroom I would be fine. It sucks though!!

Answer 5

Yeah i have really bad gas pains 2 and it will go away hopefully. At first i thought the baby was pressing against some organ lol.

Answer 6

YES! For me it was really more in the first trimester. Since then I've started eating healthier and power walking more and I drink water ALLLLLL day and I haven't really had any problems. But it used to hurt SUPER bad.  

Answer 7

about 6 weeks ago I thought I was in labor.  I was having fairly regular contractions and felt like I had to have a bowel movement, which is how it felt when I was in labor with my other 3 kids and the 1 miscarriage I had.  I kept trying to go to the bathroom, but had no luck, which is why I thought it could be labor.  I called my sister in law so she could watch my kids while her brother and I ran to the ER.  Of course, she gets there, and THEN I finally have a bowel movement.  Good thing she only lives a couple blocks away.

So, yeah, I'd say that gas/constipation pains are awful while pregnant!