help re poos and gas - poss TMI

Kiwi juice, one or two glasses a day. Or kiwi crush would do as well.

I had those gut wrenching pains for a little while, normally when feeding, don't know if uterus contracting caused something in the bowels, like the cramping affecting it or whether is was just cos it was an inconvenient time for it to happen. It did settle down after 3-4 weeks. They would sometimes cause a rush to the loo but then would struggle to go (sorry tmi) and no you shouldn't strain.

i remember those times deb...not fun at all!!!!
drink plenty of fluids defintately! go as soon as you need to and try to sit leaning forward with your legs slightly elevated.....as in up on tippy toes

best of luck hun, it does get better, just takes abit of time

thanks guys... sounds like i can put the kids bathroom stool to good use then. and thanks for the reminder about the water... wasnt doing it so much today.    

i was wondering tonight if maybe i was confusing "i need to go toilet" pain with after pains. i never got after pains with the boys and am not so sure...it was your post cuppatea that made me wonder that so have posted a question in the first baby section about after pains... My body is confused and i am having real trouble reading it and feel really ripped off having haemorrhoids when i didnt even push baby out...    

i got both..after pains and stomach pains and they felt kinda similar...:(

cuppatea- i used to think that..not any freaking more:( (easy option)...esp emergency i think Bizzy...makes it even worse...I know how you feel!!

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Bizzy wrote: feel really ripped off having haemorrhoids when i didnt even push baby out...

i hear ya on that one deb!!!   i never had hemmies before charli, now of course they are always a problem


c/s definately aren't easy, i've had 2 and would never choose it over a VB

METAMUCIL! It saved my freaking life I swear!

That gut pain is really a pain in the arse (no pun intended) you seriously can't figure out what's going on.

I remember quite vividly (ok, so it was only 6 weeks ago) sitting on the toilet breaking out in a cold sweat cos I was in so much pain, not knowing whether my butt was going to either vomit or tear apart... That's seriously what it felt like.

I also remember (and this is definately TMI) the first few motions I did manage to have were so pitiful it wasn't funny... All the pain and sufferign for a few pathetic marbles that were like tar... It was NOT a fun time at all.

But seriously, Metamucil is great... It's a bit grainy to drink, but it doesn't taste too bad (just make sure you get Orange and not Original) otherwise the other option is Benefibre, which isn't grainy at all and is flavourless, so you can add it to water and it'll still taste like water.

I so don't remember any pain other than with the wound itself!
I drank more than 10 litres of water in the first week and then another 8 in the second and managed to keep up the 8 for the next couple....so maybe water is a key?

Yep, like two blondinis said, they push your bowels around whilst "in there" and that affects your bowels for a few days. I think its probably mainly gas moving around in your gut, but defnitely stick to the metamucil (or equivalent) twice a day for the next few days and LOTS of water and move around (within reason) to get things coming along. Just one of the joys of having a c/s !!

Maya wrote: Sorry, I know I've never had a c-sect, but I'm just having a wee giggle imagining Posh Spice with wind pains and diarrohea

You can't get diarrohea when you don't eat