IBS & pregnancy

[jelyanne]

Does anyone here have IBS and are pregnant or have been?
Are you at an even higher risk of getting hemmoroids?
Did it change anything?

I have IBS and since getting pregnant I've gone more frequently but they kinda hurt and I'm just wondering if it's because I've been eating so much or a specific thing that has been giving me attacks or it's just 'cause I'm pregnant....

[Julie Andrews]

My doctors suspect that I have IBS but for me it's stress that brings it on. I also have to avoid certain foods. When I was pregnant I was extra vigilant about avoiding foods that I am not supposed to have and I didn't have any problems where that was concerned. I was very regular. lol
I did have to go a lot the days before I had baby J though.

[cndlady]

I have sevier IBS. I have been hospitalized for weeks at a time w/ it.
I can't take a lot of the meds for it because most of them are for IBS w/ constipation and since I suffer from both constipation and diahrea they would cause other problems.
I watch what I eat (NO BEEF) it is really bad for me, drink about 3L of water a day and TRY to avoid stress, which in my world is not possible.
Take good care of yourself, watch what you eat, drink lots of water and walk as much as you can.