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Are you constipated? Sorry..had to ask. I don't have the pains you are talking about, but the very tip of my tailbone pops..like your knuckles do...often when i go to #2...i figure its from all the weight and pressure on my spine.

I must be constipated but man it hurts!!!

I get intense pains in my l0wer right when i have t0 g0 t0 the washr00m. it hurts s0 badly... )nce it c0mes 0ut its 0k but while its in there its killing my side....im 23 weeks pregnant as 0f t0m0rr0w

If it is constipation, then you should try eating more fiber and drink lots of water...maybe that'll help soften things? Try prunes! haha. I've gone thru bouts of poo poo pain too. hahaa. But i've been eating more fiber which does help. DorothyL, are you talking about your lower rightside of your stomache? I wonder what that is? Maybe gas bubbles?

I eat Raisin Bran practically every morning with strawberries and or blueberries and lots of fresh fruit but that must not be enough. Do dairy products make this problem worse? Milk, icecream, cheese,yogurt?

I've heard that dairy can give you gas....My husband is proof actually. He loooves milk and I pay for it. hahah. Maybe you can cut down the dairy as a trial. Also, maybe cut back on the amount of sugars you are taking in. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but on another note, too much sugars in your diet aren't good. My doctors have told me not to drink any fruit juices whatsoever, to eat maybe one fruit a day if I'd like and no icecream..or at least limited. I drink Silk Soymilk, which has half the carbs/sugars that regular milk has. Maybe you can also switch what you are eating...like instead of raisin brand..try something different? Sometimes that shocks the system and makes you go. You eat vegetables? Salads? Stuff like that?

I have had these pains too through most if not all of pg. The pains went away for a bit and now are back. Taking a stool softener helped me some. It makes the pain more bearable and also eating at certain times of the day makes it more predictable when they will come. Goodluck!

mandee25---i have the same thing...it is so strange! i feel the pain right in my b___thole! i cant believe i am telling anyone this. i am not constipated but when i get the urge, i REALLY have to go, right away!

Make sure you are well hydrated. Not only does this a__sist with constipation, but can aid in pain relief of both the abdominal type (if your amniotic fluid isn't being replenished quickly enough) and of that a__sociated with the bowels. It's sometimes hard to drink enough, especially if your sick of water. Try adding some lemon, lime, or orange slices, or using Tang or Emergen-C with your water.

KLT yes I do eat veggies. Mostly ceasar salad, baked or boiled potatoes, corn, carrotts, tomatoes and other veggies but maybe I am not getting enough. I do drink a ton of water especially at work because where I work it's very hot and I am constantly thirsty. Maybe I will try a different cereal to shock my system. Thank you for the suggestions.

it actually could be from both. but i've had that problem before i was pregnant. it might just mean that you waited too long to go?

mandee25 - its been a while since your initial post...are you feeling any better?

Yes KLT I haven't had this problem for over a week so I am happy. Thanks for the concern!

haha...I'm glad!

try Fiber One cereal. I had those horrible pains too to the point where i was almost in tears and started eating a cup of that a day. looks like rabbit pellets and i hate it but a cup has over 100% of daily fiber and it really helped......

Is that like All Bran? Fiber One sounds kinda like that.