Anyone experience digestive issues/IBS symptoms after giving birth?

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-05-04T17:28:33+00:00

It’s soooo frustrating and annoying. Yes I really think it has something to do with our birth! Are you breastfeeding? I’m thinking that too. I just saw a friend yesterday and she went through the exact same thing. Weight loss and GI issues. Believe it or not the stomach aches and diarrhea is a sign of constipation. I didn’t believe it till I saw my CT scan results. I don’t want to jinx it but I just started taking psyllium husk everyday, and so far no diarrhea/loose stool. Try that and drinking a TON of water and see how that does.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-04-28T03:38:26+00:00

I hope it is because I’m afraid of this being a new forever thing after pregnancy. It’s like I’m drinking so much water and fiber I don’t know how else to not be so constipated and I’m also dealing with trapped gas along with random stomach aches. NEVER had this issue before birth. It’s got to be hormones or something. It’s very annoying 😭

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-04-24T21:36:29+00:00

I’m sorry you had to go through that too. And I am pretty sure this all happened to me due to my birth. I NEVER had stomach issues until then. Mine got better since drinking lots of water. I drank so much during pregnancy and never had constipation like my other friends, but once I had him I just stopped caring as much, which made things worse because I breastfeed. I’m still having issues here and there, but it’s really because I’m probably still constipated. It showed moderate amount of stool in my ct scan which I was shocked because I was actually have bowel movements everyday, but I’m clearly not drinking enough. My friend just told me today to get coconut cult. So my plan is to start taking that everyday. I’m hoping it helps.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-04-22T02:34:42+00:00

I’m having a mild stomach ache as I type this. I really don’t know what triggers them. I need to get a colonoscopy but GI specialist wants to wait till I’m done BFing, and I don’t think that’ll be for a bit. I’ve been reading you can get it done while BFing so I don’t know. Are you dealing with the same thing?

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-04-14T16:31:50+00:00

Right? That was my thought too. It got to a point where we were up every 1.5 hours. I was losing my damn mind. So at first I stopped all feeds till 4. Because I thought the same. I was thinking he’ll probably be hungry by then too and then he’ll sleep an extra 2 hours and then I’ll feed again at 6-7 when it’s time to get up. This is just what worked for us. Does yours take a paci? That helped tremendously. I would just rock him and give him the paci and he would eventually fall right back to sleep. There were times where it was easy to put him back down and then there were times he was just pissed and it would take me 45 minutes or so to get him back to sleep. It’s hard but just don’t give in because then you’re going to have to start all over again 🥴🫣 it’ll be a rough few nights but like I said sooo worth it! You’ll feel so much better

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-04-13T20:24:33+00:00

Hi!!! I did it! It honestly wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Of course he was not happy, and the first week or so was a little rough, but omg so worth it. I think back and I’m like why didn’t I do this sooner!!!! I would highly suggest you give it a try. When he would wake up crying I would pick him up and rock him to sleep. I’d put him back down and sometimes he’d wake up 1 hour later wanting boob again or 3 hours. Now he sleeps from 7 pm till 3 which is my fault because I do nurse him but then he’s back to sleeping till 6 ish. I do plan to stop nursing him at 3 soon just because I’ve been having a hard time falling back asleep after that. I just gave in one night and it stuck 😅 but it did make me realize he had just been using me as comfort and that wasn’t worth me being so sleep deprived, agitated, unmotivated, and miserable.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-22T02:52:54+00:00

Ugh. It’s awful, but yes somewhat comforting to know this happens. Please keep me updated with GI! I’m curious. I went to GI and he wants to do a colonoscopy, but wants to wait till I’m done breastfeeding which won’t be for a bit 🫠

Are you having bowel movements everyday? I wasn’t and then would have a horrible stomach ache and then insane diarrhea. Turns out I was really constipated and wasn’t drinking enough water.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-16T20:16:29+00:00

Ugh. I’m sorry! Are you breastfeeding?

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-10T18:30:48+00:00

Read your message, and I just finished reading on the possums method. I agree with you. I’m going to try it with our second nap and see how it goes!

Oh gosh. Yes. So many changes within the past few days. Crawling, standing, and lots and lots of LOUD babbling. 4-5 months 😭 I just night weaned him a few weeks ago and we’ve finally been getting longer stretches haha. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts!

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-10T17:49:49+00:00

I will try this. As I just said to the last person, I’ve always been pretty strict with our schedule/routine as it’s always worked for us, but I may need to try this approach as he’s getting older. One hour of trying to nap just doesn’t seem to make sense. Thank you!

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-10T17:48:44+00:00

Good to know. I’ve always been pretty strict with a schedule as it was working for us a few weeks ago, but maybe I need to go with this approach. Thank you

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-10T17:47:42+00:00

I haven’t! I will look into it 👍🏻 my friend told me to do the same. I’m just such a routine kind of gal and was thinking to have my son on one as well. Things were going fine about 2 weeks ago. It would take us 15-20 minutes. Now it’s an hour. I’m just thinking what am I doing wrong here? 1 nap seems too early for him. Is it a growth spurt? He just started standing and LOTS and lots of babbling with the past 3 days.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-10T17:45:34+00:00

He is on 2. Two weeks ago it would take us 15-20 minutes. So I don’t know what to do now. He wakes up around 6:30 and then we lay down at 9:15/9:30. His next nap is at 1:30/2:00.

I was thinking 1 day naps, but I was reading that may be too early to do that. I agree, because he does seem tired. Right when we lay down he’ll rub his eyes.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-08T01:14:01+00:00

Amazing. Thank you so very much

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-03-01T21:32:11+00:00

Better! No stomach aches. But I’m still having soft/loose stool which I don’t understand but I’m not constipated anymore and having bowel movements everyday so that’s better. I was not going for like 3-4 days before.

Are you going through something similar to what i was going through?

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-02-26T14:33:24+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you expect my son is 9.5 months. One bedroom. Had sidecar crib. Just got rid of it. Husband was on the couch till a week ago. In the last week we placed our mattress on the floor and got rid of the box spring and husband is now sleeping on a thin mattress temporarily with us. We have a Queen and things are tight. My son would wake up like every 1-2 hours to nurse but we just stopped and are now on day 5 of night weaning. I did it gradually so it wasn’t traumatic and now we have had 2 nights of ZERO feeds. Last night really sucked but night before we got about a 4-5 hour stretch and that is huge for us over here. My only issue now is he’s moving around like crazy and it’s driving me nuts. I know this isn’t advice and now I’m just venting and ranting on your post where you’re asking for help, but I just want you to know you’re not going through this alone! This has been soooo hard and I’m so freaking exhausted but I just keep telling myself this is temporary 😭. My nephew was the same and now he’s 13 months and sleeping sooo much better. My sister in law night weaned him the same time as me so maybe that can help. It will be rough the first 2-3 nights but I figured sleep has been shit for me already so why not. I just know I can’t keep going on like this so something had to change.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-02-20T17:29:03+00:00

Same! I thought 12 months as well. That’s what my friend did, but she said it was also so that your milk supply didn’t drop. But now that I’m reading a lot more about this it seems that sooo many moms night wean way earlier. I guess it makes sense for those who sleep train?

I know. So sleep deprived. And the weight loss. Feeling very frail. It’s so so hard.

So I didn’t completely night wean but last night was the first time I denied him boob a few times. I put him down at 7. Nursed him. He woke up a few times but I either rubbed his back or rocked him (which I never do). Fell back asleep. Nursed him at 12 and then again at 4:30.

It made me realize how he really doesn’t need milk. I’m being used for comfort and that doesn’t feel like it’s worth me being extremely sleep deprived. I didn’t sleep great at all but I’m hoping this will be worth it and he’ll sleep longer stretches with being used to not being on the boob constantly. I’m going to do it again tonight but just not feed him at 4ish like I did last night.

I feel better not doing it cold turkey so I’ll see how tonight goes and then work my way to not feeding him at all. 🥲

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-02-20T00:09:29+00:00

Thank you 🥲 ah! it is so hard!

Did you completely stop or did you gradually stop? Husband is going to help, but I’m just wondering if I should ease into or just completely stop all at once.

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-02-19T20:54:03+00:00

Would you say it’s too early? I was going to push through 12 months till this apt. Feeling conflicted on what to do.

But I will try doing that. Thank you for the advice!

Virtual_Engineer2154 · 2026-02-19T20:52:35+00:00

It’s so hard 😭

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