I am considering having kids soon, but I
have IBS and am very concerned about how I
am going to feel during the pregnancy. I
also am prone to fainting and have low
blood pressure so I am putting it off
because of my fear of feeling really badly
for 9 months and I will also have to
continue working full time since I am the
main breadwinner. Any one have any
comments or suggestions to help? Thanks.
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Mabel
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Posted: 08-12-08 11:30am
Have you spoken with your personal
physician about this? S/he is going to be
your best option for finding out how
exactly this will affect you, personally,
since they know your history and extent of
your IBS, etc.
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_tanya_
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Posted: 08-12-08 21:26pm
I have severe IBS as well as ulcerative
colitis.In the beginning of my pregnancy
it was absolutely horrible but for the
past couple of months it's been extremely
good. However there's absolutely no way
for your doctor to determine how your IBS
will be during pregnancy. For some women
it gets much better and for others it gets
worse.
Also, since you are the mainbreadwinner in
the family take into consideration that
besides IBS there may be pregnancy related
complications that may force you to not be
able to work or be on bedrest
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nightangel73
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Posted: 08-12-08 22:13pm
My cousin has chrown's disease and she got
completetly cured of the chrowns everytime
she got pregnant. And chrowns is worse
than ibs. Tanya is right there is no way
to predict how the pregnancy will affect
the ibs thought. Regarding low blood
pressure well that you should discuss with
your doctor but I would think you will
just have to take measures because say
since you will be more prone to fainting
and well you have to make sure if that if
you faint it's not while you are going
down stairs so you don't hurt yourself and
the baby and things like that. It
shouldn't be major issue. I saw on
discovery health a lady with heart disease
where her veins where so thin she couldn't
push during labor and she managed to be
pregnant just fine. She couldn't push for
labor but they give her extra epidural and
the doctors guide the baby out with
forceps. (I actually wished that would be
the way I have my baby delivered) She was
having fun while the doctor pushed the
baby out. A vaginal delivery and she
didn't do a thing. She couldn't have
c-section neither because of the heart
being so weak. So I say you are good to go
but talk with your physician of what would
you need to do in order to have safe
healthy pregnancy with your conditions.
