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So er told me to try the 8 capfuls in 64oz gatorade, Stool doesn’t really reach far into my large intestine even after a few weeks and stimulants and magnesium citrate and linzess weren’t working, and there was nothing there after doing an er soap and water enema (because it’s likely still in my ascending colon).
My question is if I take 2/3 of this clean out dose, will that be enough? It’s 4pm and I have to leave at 5am for a dr’s appt lol.

Answers to the required questions:

1. No urge to go unless there’s actually something there, but usually stool doesn’t form and make it that far

2. Only constipation

3. Nausea and difficulty swallowing

4. Started exactly 20 weeks pregnant 10 years ago. I stopped pooping and went 22 days with no bowel movement so I went to the er, and nothing really even came out with an enema. It never got better ever since. And 1 year after that I had rectopexy surgery

5. No

6. No

What do I make of this because honestly the drs kind of suck and don’t really give any help or information in my area.
I’m pregnant so I had my thyroid checked, I was losing clumps of hair. I’ve been on 25 levothyroxine for a month and my TSH went down, but my t4 is still low. And looking back, it’s almost always been that same level of low or near it for years.
2019 I had thyroid antibodies but normal tests years after.
The dr isn’t concerned. I’m still losing hair. Why did my TSH go down but my t4 didn’t change? T3 is in normal range.

A month ago (and for years) free t4 is 0.7ng/dl

Free t3 is 2.7
TSH was 4.19 and after a month of levo it is 1.9

Hi I’m struggling bad. So bad that my husband and parents have taken off work multiple times this week and my mom took me to the er yesterday due to severe sleep deprivation (all they could offer was a psych evaluation, so I went home)
I’m currently 22 weeks pregnant, I have a history of sleep apnea but no cpap for a few years, an at home study 1.5yrs ago was negative, and have an upcoming at home study Friday (in lab was denied by insurance). I also pee giant amounts at night full bladder (no diabetes).
So prior to like 2 weeks ago I was getting by with getting 1 to almost 2 sleep cycles a night. So I’d sleep 120m and then maybe another 120m then up every 30ish mins or less. Now, it is no sleep cycles, up every 1-30 maybe 40mins at most. Sometimes I know it’s snoring waking me (which wasn’t an issue before as badly, I think pregnancy swelling brought it back) and then also just waking for no reason. I dream many dreams all night but then just keep waking. As you all probably know from experience, this has messed with my mental and emotional state badly. Thus the er and family helping with kids so I can rest. I’ve stopped driving, stopped working out, stopped doing anything because of this. I’ve tried doxylamine, Benadryl, melatonin, many different magnesiums, cyclobenzaprine, books, orgasms lol, etc.
somebody give me the science on this, what will make me stay asleep and why do I make so much urine?? The peeing started years prior to this.

I am recently taking levothyroxine in the morning to fix thyroid. I stopped all caffeine and Vyvanse weeks ago.

I’m 15 weeks pregnant and I just don’t feel right I feel lonely and upset and sad and agitated. I stopped working out for like 2 weeks due to health issues and I think it’s really messing with my emotions and being able to cope with daily stress of raising my young children at home and I haven’t seen my friends lately because it just feels too exhausting to bring all the kids out of the house and all the chasing and lifting the littles and the meltdowns and so I think I’m all disregulated now. I mostly just needed to vent that. And then I feel like I’m getting fat and not eating well because cooking makes me nauseous (I can eat if I am at a restaurant or DoorDash but cooking just makes me grossed out). I also just don’t have any drive anymore for excitement, everything feels boring.
And maybe it’s pregnancy hormones and disregulation but now I just hate myself and I feel unlikeable and annoying and like I am just a waste. I feel like getting pregnant just messed up my entire progress on my health and social life and independence. And idk what to do to fix my emotions and feel happy and balanced again. This is just a rant to feel better by typing it out.

I’m having the at home video recorded 48hr eeg and video camera soon and I’m just curious if anyone else has done this with young kids/babies at home? I feel weird about the video camera because of my kids and my kids are a lot of work, how much will being hooked up impact that?

I’m 14 weeks something days with my 5th, I have preexisting diastasis recti, and I’m overweight but very fit at the same time if that makes sense lol. And I’m so big already! I’m so embarrassed. Did anyone else show very very obviously at 14 weeks? I can’t wear my pants, I have a big bump that can no longer be hidden. Like I look very far into my pregnancy even though I’m not. The bump is hard and I can feel my uterus outline but dang…. Am I abnormal 😭?
I felt like I had to announce my pregnancy already on social media because I’m tagged in livestream workout videos and it was so obvious and I was afraid people were going to think I had a giant tumor or gained all the weight I just lost back. Lol

So while I’m seeking a genetic test for long qt, I went off today of the vyvanse and Adderall (booster) and I feel like garbage. I’m exhausted, dull, heavy. Is this how I was before or is this a withdrawal symptom? My psych said there’s no problem stopping cold turkey so I wasn’t expecting this.

Hi I think I’m 4 weeks 4 days idk
Well my hcg was 22, 3 days later was 72. 2 days later (today) it’s 131.
Is that bad? It didn’t fully double and it’s exactly 48hrs between those two labs

Thought this would be a fitting sub to join.
A year ago I had my 4th pregnancy but 3rd child. And had lots of postpartum complications with ashermans and postpartum endometritis. So we decided no more kids 2 months ago so I started a fitness journey to lose weight and gain muscle and prepare for diastasis recti surgery. I’ve taken up Zumba 4x a week, running, and doing elliptical and weight machines at the gym.
Well now I’m 4w2d pregnant and I feel horrible. Cramping, tired etc. it is what it is and I have a lot of emotions about it right now but it’ll work out.
can I still do Zumba and intense exercise? I was in the beginning stages of training for a 5k for November.
Any tips? Is it still ok to run a 5k?
I really want to stay on top of my fitness before I get too far behind. Looking for any and all advice. I also get way too loosey goosey and my hips and pelvis don’t stay in place later in pregnancy, also need tips on working out when that gets worse!

I am 31,
I wake every 30m-1hr or less. I have a 1yr old that some nights will do the same, Or like the past few nights she will only wake 3 times. But my body is stuck waking up often without her waking. I’m exhausted. But I can’t stay asleep. I do have sleep apnea (although an at home one was negative and waiting on an in person one) but I haven’t been waking up out of breath lately at all. I’ve tried melatonin, l theanine, antihistamines, cyclobenzaprine, etc. what is wrong with me? And how do I fix it? And will I survive lol

I’m scheduled for surgery in 6m with an abdominal wall specialist and he will use dissolvable mesh. (That’s good, right?)
And I have the option to either have him for free cut off as much skin and soft fat as possible to give a sort of tummy tuck as best as he can but no guarantees, or to pay for plastic surgery to come in and do that part. Did anyone have their non plastic surgeon do the skin and fat removal (not lipo) part and are happy with it? And the mons pubis area, did you get that done too?
Also any tips for recovery? I’ve been losing weight as best as I can prior to surgery and gaining muscle and I’m going to attempt to find daycare for my kids for a few months while I heal.
I can’t wait not to have a pot belly and this hanging soft fat. I’ve been wearing maternity clothes because my belly is larger than my legs by far.

OH ONE MORE QUESTION: did anyone have pelvic organ prolapse surgery at the same time OR after?

I don’t know if I’ll actually post this. But I just realized why I developed a very intense all in my head crush on my new therapist. I’m a female he’s a male. So, I was daydreaming of sex with him and a relationship and all sorts of things, and thinking often of our next appt. And I googled “crush on my therapist” and learned about transference and that makes so much sense. I thought so much tonight and I realized I do this often with anyone who makes me feel heard and supported and seen. It’s literally because my husband is cold, dull, unaffectionate and my dad was always sort of disappointed in me if I had emotions or problems. Even to this day, my parents seem somewhat dismissive if I need to talk about anything, as if I’m supposed to keep it inside. They don’t really.. respond? Or like today my son had an emergency and I was very calm but tearful and my dad told me “calm down, don’t get nutty”. Twice. And I literally was calm and collected and not very emotive. My dad and my husband have both been verbally and emotionally abusive to me and I didn’t realize how starved I was for real connection outside of female friends. I’m crying as I write this. I felt this way in high school as well which lead me to be promiscuous. And as an adult I’m always daydreaming of people I had known in high school but are still local, to see me somewhere and think I’m beautiful or really want to talk to me etc. for validation, I guess? I explained this horribly, I’m not good at putting my thoughts into sentences but I get now why I’m like this.
Just wanted to get that off my chest. Please don’t bully me lol

Suggest me a really good novel about a wife starved for love and touch, who has a cold and distant husband, who is shown love and touch by someone else.

So.. I have a bump on the top of my labia minora it started off a few weeks of being tiny and non painful. I only noticed it when washing and couldn’t actually see it in the mirror. Then today it’s a larger bump and very very tender and is now irritated and painful because I touched it. I looked in the mirror it’s skin colored but a bit shiny.

It’s the weekend so of course I can’t call an obgyn, would this be something I can go to a walk in for? Or best left for an obgyn?

Okay so I’m about to start this. What should I know? All the dermatologist said was work my way up to daily over 8 months

I have young children and I’m looking to get a degree in something while I’m home with them so that when they are all in school I can go to work.

Not sure where to start. What is a worthwhile degree in something that will give me flexibility to work from home? My skills are understanding people, connecting with people, organizing (other peoples) lives and homes, and I’m imaginative and an optimist, somewhat creative. I am not good with math.