21 weeks pregnant, Impacted stool
For context, I’ve had digestion/constipation issues since birth, been in and out of the hospital through, have drank Mirilax like water, used enemas, and all of the things since childhood.
I hit 21 weeks pregnant on Sunday, and even though I’ve always had issues with constipation, it’s gotten significantly worse since pregnancy. I usually am able to go a little bit for a day or two before I can’t, do an enema, go a bit, but always get to a point where I FEEL that there is more, but when I push, it literally doesn’t budge. It literally feels as if it’s like, stuck on my tailbone or something, it’s weird. I get so sick and nauseas when I can’t go that I can’t keep food down, and I spoke with my OB about it, but I don’t think she understood how serious of a problem it is for me because she just sent me the generic list of OTC laxatives, which have become virtually ineffective and the only thing that provides some relief are enemas. I took a stimulant laxative for the first time a few weeks ago and woke up with the absolute worst stomach pain of my life, sweaty, light headed, but the poop still felt stuck. In a panic, i just reached my finger up there and immediately felt a giant, hard stool. I was still panicking but tried breaking it the best I could and it was like trying to break up almost dry cement. I couldn’t get it and went to lay on the couch to see if that would help. That was the first time I felt a hard ball on the lower left side of my abdomen. I ended up falling asleep and when I woke up, the lump/ball was gone. I will still get the lump, sometimes more prominent than other times, however I have not been able to get the poop low enough to where I can feel it with my fingers again, and I really don’t want to take a stimulant laxative again.
I went to the ER a day or so later, and was given 2 enemas that didn’t work before being sent home because they said they could give me an X-ray but it could harm the baby. I had a trans vaginal ultrasound yesterday and told the tech what had been going on and she literally showed me the stuck stool and how there was absolutely no movement around it.
Is there anything I can do or try at home to get it out myself before I see my OB again tomorrow?