How bad is constipation during pregnancy?

bad constipation

a friend of mine is nine months pregnant and may be in labor. She hasnt had a bowel movement in nine days. How bad is that and what should she do?

Ok can I get a good answer please?


Alright I’ve asked this question many times and got nothing. I need an answer from an educated person or someone who has went through this. Here it goes bit by bit. Sunday March 21 my daughter was sick. She puked all over me while I was holding her. She’s 2. We took her to the doctor and they said a bad stomach bug was going around. Ok Tuesday March 23 I started getting sick. I had burps that were so nasty and foul smelling. I then started getting diarrhea followed by one bout of nausea. I slept through the night and felt better the next day. Wednesday and Thursday no problems at all. Friday March 26 I went to dinner with my mother. We had Mexican. That evening the nasty burps returned followed by the diarrhea and the vomiting til 3 in the morning. I slept on it again and on Saturday I felt better just weak and tired. That night I had some fresh squeezed lemonade. It was acidy let me tell ya. Sunday March 28 sick again with diarrhea mainly. That night pain in my stomach followed by vomiting. Went to the ER. Tests taken were blood sample, urine sample, stool sample, belly X-Rays. Doctor said it appeared I had an ileus (bowel obstruction) and they admitted me to the hospital for IV fluids. Stayed overnight. Next day on liquid diet. At red jello had bowel movement that was orange worried me showed to nurse nothing said. Doctor came in and discharged me. Said I had gastroenteritis. He said he looked at the X-Ray couldn’t see where they had seen an ileus. Said nothing about my stool sample said my blood work showed my white count was up a little bit. Told me to take it easy and stay on liquids for a few days. Left hospital. Since then only diarrhea in the morning normal in color rest of the day small narrow stools normal in color. Feeling of bloating in stomach. I’m worried they missed something like colon cancer. Not sure if the X-Rays or the blood work or the stool sample would’ve showed something. Don’t think they would’ve sent me home with something majorly wrong. No discomfort. I’m 27 years old. I do not have a history of colon cancer in my family. I do not smoke or drink or take any medications. I am not on antibiotics. I had no fever at all. I’ve changed my diet no sodas no acidy foods little greasy foods. No leafy stuff except for spinach (I’m stupid) once. Doesn’t hurt to go and no sign of blood either. Only symptoms are narrow stools, loose stools, bloating feeling. No gas no foul smelling burps anymore. Could I just have a long lasting gastroenteritis or should I be worried. No insurance spent a fortune to stay overnight at hospital so going to a doc is almost out of the question. I just want to see if anybody else has these digestive problems. I’m really worried the most about the narrow stools but that could just be from the swelling of the intestines from the gastroenteritis.

Have I got colon cancer or is it a hemorrhoid or a fissure?

haemorrhoids colon

Im a 21 year old male and for the past 6 weeks I’ve been passing blood in my stool. Im a regular gym user I lift weights 4 times a week and I eat lots of protien, the bleeding started when I started taking creatine and I’m off it now, I fealt constipated and really forced myself and blood gushed out, the GP said its a fissure and he gave me soem suppostiroies( proctededyl), they stopped the bleeding for a while but its coming back and its more frequent, bloodier and darker, I also get abdominal cramps and bloat, I also feel when I go to the toilet that I havent had a full bowl movement and strain and bleed more, soemtimes I feel constipated and sometimes I have diarea, also when I feel Im about to break wind it turns out to be a bowel movement. I dont feel weak or smaller but the opposite and my appetite is the same and I dont feel aneamic. The blood is somtimes bright and sometimes, the blood is usually at the end when Im finishing up. What do you think it is? What should I do?

How to get rid of hemorrhoids and constipation at age 58?

haemorrhoids colon

Painful rectum area worse after hard bowel movement. Had Colon screening told I have one internal hemorrhoid. How to get rid of this problem.

Could constipation be caused by water?

constipation water

So, I’ve been having constipation problems for 2 years now, and I’ve always been wondering why I’m like this. I’ve been changing my diets around and others like exercising, but not sure what’s going on. I went on vacation to a country a few months ago, and I noticed I had a bowel movement or two everyday, and it wasn’t diarrhea.. I was wondering, because the foods here and there I eat are the same, but could water be a problem? The water we use here (in Canada/America) are filled with chemicals like chlorine and stuff, be it healthy or not, and the water that I drank on vacations was fresh water from mountains, and it has no chemicals, other than natural chemicals if any. I was wondering if it could be this, so your opinion, or anything to help with this, or things I should try to find why I’m like this. During that vacation, I lost 15 pounds, I came back home here, and I gained all of it back… it’s getting in the way of my weight loss. Any suggestions or what you think about this?

What are possible causes of rectal bleeding?


A lot of times when I have a bowel movement, there is bright red blood both mixed in with the stool as well as on the tissue. It’s not a lot of blood, but it’s there a good majority of the time. Sometimes the bowel movements hurt; sometimes they do not. I have a lot of loose movements, especially in the morning, and sometimes I can go two or more times in a close period of time, especially early for some reason. Also, I do not have any burning or itching near my anus. I also just gave birth about 3 months ago. Also, lately when I have to use the bathroom, the feeling comes on real quick, and I have to get the bathroom right away or I will not be able to hold it! My grandmother died from colon cancer, but I am only 26.

What can this be? Hemrroids? Colon cancer? Something else?

How often do you make bowel movement? (Healthy Colon)?

healthy colon

……..I was wondering how healthy other peoples colon’s are compared to mine.

Help. Is this colon cancer or something else?


About a month ago I started seeing blood on the toilet tissue and a small amount of blood on my stools. I only have a bowel movement about once every 3 days. After 2 weeks of this I went to the doctor. She said I probably had an external hemorrhoid but it wasn’t inflamed. She gave my suppositories, put me on a high fiber die,t and checked my blood count. My blood count came back fine. While taking the suppositories fiber I started to notice light colored stools. They floated and there seemed to be undigested material in them. Then this became the norm. I was still bleeding slightly. Also around this time I noticed a severely decreased appetite. I actually went 2 days without food. Now I make myself eat something everyday even though I don’t want to. I am sure I have lost at least 5 pounds in these 2 weeks. I stopped taking the suppositories and Metamucil. However, My stool is still light and now it is thin. Is this cancer? I am only 19. Help!

Abdominal discomfort – IBS, Stomach ulcers, Colon Cancer, Stomach cancer?


This isn’t really something i want to talk about but i need some help! so if you might know what is wrong, could you suggest what i can do? i’ve done some research and all the stuff in my question are what came up – what do you think?

About 2 and half weeks ago i went to the doctors because i found blood on tissue after bowel movement…the doctor said it may be hemorrhoids/piles…she said to leave it a few weeks and then come back if it’s still bleeding- the bleeding has stopped now though. that week i also had diarrhoea for a few days… that has gone and i now feel constipated. i also feel like i have not had a full bowel movement after i have been to the loo. For the past two weeks i have been getting stomach cramps, more like a dull pain. It doesn’t really hurt, it’s more of a discomfort in my abdomen – more around the upper left area and sometimes sharp pains everywhere (rarely though). Lower back pains sometimes occurs too. Last week i also saw black spots on a stool, i searched this and it says it is blood but i’m not sure as it hasn’t happened since. Along with thinner/smaller stools there has been a lot of mucus. I lost quite a lot of weight in just one week – just under a stone unintentionally – i’ve kind of lost my appetite too… I think i mistook my stomach discomfort as hunger as when i eat i feel full after a few bites. Also been feeling a bit gassy and i don’t know if this helps but i also had a blood test because i may be anaemic – i’ve been feeling really tired and weak…

There’s quite a few different things going on but i don’t know if they’re all linked together! so if you’ve had similar problems or know what it might be could you help me out please?

thank you