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Abdominal pain and bloating. Any advice would be appreciated

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rebecca23256
rebecca23256

Hi I'm looking for a bit of advice please.

I am a 32 year old mother of 3. All 3 by c section,youngest 6 yrs old. Had one fallopian tube removed due to ectopic pregnancy.

I've got abdominal pain and back pain. I'm constantly bloated and my stomach is slightly swollen even though I've lost a bit of weight. I feel exhausted all the time,nothing i do is making me feel any better. I'm sleeping more and eating better when i do eat and getting plenty of fresh air bit I'm worn out.

I've had a bit of bleeding in between periods,sometimes a bit of spotting and other times quite a lot of blood that's lasted maybe 2-3 days. I'm having to constantly wear a pa though due to the discharge that I'm loosing. I have an appointment to have some swabs done next Thursday but I'm worried that they'll come back fine and I'll be left like this with no answers.

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  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 rebecca23256

    Posted

    Do not be worried if your swabs come back clear; negative tests are good news. All you can do is to wait to see what the swabs show. Maybe the surgery has caused some disturbance.

  • mary19068
    mary19068 rebecca23256

    Posted

    Hi rebecca232

    Perhaps you need a checkup in your folic acid B12 Iron plus VitD. If these are low it will make you very tired and low iron may be caused by the excessive bleeding you are having. See your doctor, have your swabs and ask for blood tests for Folic Acid, B12, Iron and VitD. My daughter was low on all of these after she had her baby. and was exhausted most of the time....all fine now...

    • rebecca23256
      rebecca23256 mary19068

      Posted

      I take folic acid daily and a B12 supplement as I had to have blood transfusions years ago when i was very anemic. I have a VP shunt in my brain so when I'm anemic it always affects my head (I dont know why) but I'll mention it and ask for blood work to be done . Thank you

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