Cramping, Bloating and Gas During pregnancy?!!Help

Try putting a peppermint in warm water and letting it melt a little or just suck on a peppermint or half of one. That settles stomaches well. A gassy baby will also enjoy the 1/2 peppermint in a bottle of warm water.

Anything with ginger in it. If you can stand the raw ginger, grate some and make a tea...if not, gingerale is good also. I also lived on Tums with my first one, liked it better than Gas X or rolaids and it had additional calium. Also, if you are taking additional iron, you may want to switch to Slow FE, it is a slow acting iron and didn't make me as bloated and slow.
Good luck!
A.

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http://bellybelly.com.au/articles/pregnancy/gas-during-pr...

hope it helps

G.:)

I had the same problems with my first 2 pregnancies and for my 3rd pregnancy I switched my OB. She recommended I use a stool softener; Colase is the prescription name, but I used the generic. I felt so much better. It keeps everything from building up inside. I felt like I was so bloated all the time and my first Dr. told me it was normal.

I had the same thing during the first trimester but it was so bad it did cause me to vomit. Honestly, I made a few dietary changes that helped significantly and it quickly went away. I cut out foods that commonly cause gas such as broccoli and beans. I stopped drinking through a straw which was causing me to ingest more air. Also, I cut out all carbonated beverages. The couple times I did get gassy and bloated following my dietary changes, I wore very loose clothing to prevent any unnecessary pressure on my abdomen. When I started to feel that way, I tried to stay on my feet as long as possible. Sitting down only seem to make it so painful that I would start to vomit. Staying active and on my feet allowed the gas to pass much more quickly. If fact, now that I look back, after changing my diet I only felt sick twice and both times I was stuck in a situation where I had to stay seated. Good luck!

if cramping is severe you should see your dr. right away, that can be a bad sign. if it's just mild cramping it's probably just your muscles stretching out and there's nothing you can do about it. as far as gas and bloating have you tried the GasX pills? they work pretty well for me. otherwise you will just have to stay away from trigger foods! esp. spicy, any beans, certain veges, etc.

I had the same problems (all through pregnancy because I have practically no waist so I end up having no room for stomach and accessories to fit once I get past a couple of months...). I used TUMS, and they worked well for me. Plus, they give you extra calcium. They are a little chalky, and some of the flavors made me nauseaus (sp?) but the green minty kind worked fine, and if I followed it up with a glass of water it wasn't too bad.

GOod luck.

Prepare to re-live this wonderful experience sometime after forty and it just keeps on going!

I drank prune juice for cramping, bloating and gas during my second pregnancy. It is all natural and really did seem to help me.

Dear A.,

I know you are miserable; I think Shaklee's Stomach Soothing Complex might be a good fit. I've used Shaklee products since I was 30 and began in 1980. They are amazing and safe products from the world's finest ingredients. I was getting lots of gas recently and the Stomach Soothing Complex helped allot. Contains peppermint and other herbs.
Here's a bit of info now:
Stomach Soothing Complex*
90 tablets / 30 servings Peppermint, Ginger, Fennel, and Anise.

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You have gotten a lot of good advice. I would also like to say that cramping on your right side could indicate a gall bladder problem. It generally gets worse during pregnancy. (It is usually after you eat, about an hour or so, and can be due to greasy foods. You may also feel bloated and "full" like your food is not going anywhere) This happened to me,and it was at first after I ate and then it was just all the time. YOu may talk to your doctor if you feel that it will not go away.

Hi A.,

The first thing to do here is look at your diet. Remove all possible gas producing foods. This includes broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, dairy products, grains and beans as they are all possible offenders. Soda and caffeine also will not help the problem either. You can try removing one food at a time to see if that is the issue. Also avoid spicy foods as well.

If you do not get relief from dietary changes there may be other things you can try, but start with this first.

V. Meinhardt, LM, CPM
Wholistic Birthways Midwifery

I have six kids and had this with all my pregnancies. The ONLY thing that worked was Gas-x (or similar generic product). They have pills, small little liquid filled gell pills, that you can take and don't have to chew the chalky ones. Simethicone (gas-x) is very safe and you can't overdose on it. It's the same thing you give babies for their tummy problems.

Just know that you are going to need to take one or two before you eat something and that will usually kick it before you actually get it. Night time was always the worst for me, so I started taking one before bedtime also.

You also need to learn what food tends to make you more gassy. Broccoli is a killer to pregnant women and nursing moms for that matter. Avoid the foods that make you worse.

I feel for you, I've been there myself plenty of times!

Well I myself have had that horrible feeling when I was preg. as well.HONESTLY I tried EVERYTHING!!! One thing that did help was no more fast foods or spicey foods. I had to eat dinner at like 6:00 at night So, I didn't lay down right after dinner. Oh and I also had to cut off all soda's because that seems to make it worse.Hope some of this helps. I know it's very frustrating.

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Gas x if your dr will let you take it is great for this, I never used the kind you chew also an antacid will help you as well.

try eating small frequent healthy meals instead of three meals a day. Don't ever let your stomach get empty. Also, ppermint and chamomile settle the stomach, try sipping on some tea. Gas is unfortunately a common ailment of pregnancy & like mentioned earlier if you let your stomach get empty when you are pregnant it can cause nausea and cramps. I suggest having grapes, crackers, nuts (minus Brazil nut because of the radiation), etc. around as food you can munch on through out the day. Also, if you are not having at LEAST 32 oz of water, dehydration can cause similiar problem and much worse. While you are pregnant you should try drinking as close to a 64 oz or more as possible, it will actually help you not retain water if you are well hydrated.

A. -

Don't know if this will work for you or not, but I took papaya tablets during my pregnancy and they relieved a lot of the symptoms you are having. I would get the tablets from a health food store (GNC has them) as the ones I've seen in the grocery store have fillers. You can chew a couple of tablet before and after meals and they taste good. I used them when my boys were little and complained of stomach aches and 9 times out of 10 they did the trick.

I would definately try digestive enzymes and probiotics like yoghurt. If you want to really go hardcore try drinking a green smoothie every day with fresh raw greens in it. It would cure your digestive problems and give you tons of great vitamins and minerals to the new baby being formed.
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Bless-Angela

Try a quality digestive enzyme from Whole Foods, as they will refund your money (w/reciept)if it doesn't work for you. I hope you feel better soon. I did not enjoy my pregnancies, so I feel for you.
~K.

I have had 3 beautiful girls and I am pregnant now. I have
heard ginger root helps. Just ground some up and put it into your tea.

try the dannon probiotic yourgart drinks/also there are little lolipops they sell at babies r us for stomach upsets and my daughter=in-law had a lot of trouble and these things worked, happy pregnancy/also pre-natal yoga