2006-10-31 13:31:16 · 6 answers · asked by VillaG 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
constipation is a side effect of pregnacy.
it is also a side effect of any surgery - and many many other things.
Some good advice, eat 1 orange and 1 stalk of celery every day.... you can eat bran too, but the 1st two work like a charm
2006-10-31 13:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not necessarily a side effect, usually its a result of. AN epidural is basically a numbing of your lower body including your excremate reflexes. IF your not numb and if you have to pee then you just go, but if you are numb then you do not have the sensation to go to the bathroom. When you have an epidural and your colon is full, you cannot feel it, so when the epidural wears off you will then feel constipated.
I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHEN MY BLADDER FILLED UP AND I WAS IN THE MOST EXCRUCIATING PAIN FROM THAT. I WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER I HAD MY BABY YELLING FOR THE NURSE TO COME HELP ME. THE NURSE FINALLY CAME AND EMPTIED 2 BAGS FULL OF PEE FROM MY BLADDER. AS IN BAGS I MEAN CATHETER.
2006-10-31 21:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lana H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the possible side effects
* Hypotension (Drop in blood pressure)
* Urinary Retention and Postpartum Bladder Dysfunction
* Uncontrollable Shivering
* Itching of the face, neck and throat
* Nausea and Vomiting
* Postpartum Backache
* Maternal Fever
* Spinal Headache
* Uneven, incomplete or nonexistent pain relief
* Feelings of Emotional detachment
* Postpartum feelings of regret or loss of autonomy
* Inability to move about freely on your own
* Loss of perineal sensation and sexual function
* Very Serious and rare risks
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Convulsions
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Respitory paralysis
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Cardiac arrest
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Allergic shock
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Nerve injury
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Epidural abscess
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Maternal death
2006-10-31 21:36:03 · answer #3 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah more like the pregnancy. The epidural will slow things down you should be taking a stool softner.
2006-10-31 22:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by Autumn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not an epidural, but childbirth period.
my daughter is almost 4 months and I'm still not back to normal. :(
It's not the epidural though.
2006-10-31 21:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by Raina B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't constipated but i didn't do a pooh for 7 days after it!the nurse ended up giving me stuff so i could go cos she said i wasn't going home until i did a pooh(!) and i ended up doing one straight away so i think the thought of spending another minute in hospital literally scared the crap out of me haha
2006-10-31 21:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by shiloh jolie-pitt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋