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How odd to be miserable and happy all at the same time...
By Sianny » Posted Nov. 23, 2014 9:58am - 238 views - 2 comments
(Advance TMI Warning)
Soooo turns out the antibiotics are actually causing worse diarrhea (the watery kind) than the bout I had that caused the dehydration responsible for the UTI I'm taking them for in the first place.
Last night I cried on the bathroom floor for a bit knowing that I was so tired but after loosing so much water I had no choice but to drink more water which in turn would have me up all night peeing when I wasn't pooping.
Apparently its called antibiotic-associated diarrhea, the pills killed off the good bacteria in my intestinal tract something that if I knew it could do I would have predicted as ANYTHING that messes with the bacteria of the stomach and intestine is no good for me, not even probiotic yogurts are acceptable.
I didn't find this out till the morning so spent most of the night convinced something was very very wrong, don't ask me what, I was tired and over reacting.
Called the NHS helpline the this morning and they told me what it was and that the only thing to do was stop the antibiotics, not sure where that leaves me in regards to the UTI until I can call the Drs tomorrow. So I've been downing cranberry juice and water.
I woke up happy though, I managed to get some sleep curled up between hubby and my son (who arrived in the bed at some point while I was in the loo) as I listened to the rain pitter-patter on the skylight,a little girl waking up in my tummy and rolling around for a while.
I didn't even mind that she kept me awake from 4am as I was very very sore in the stomach muscle department.
Once I knew that it also wasn't from the iron supplements (they come with VitC which can play havoc with my tummy too) I was able to enjoy the rest of the day and relax, not taking them for two days left me useless Friday and the thought of not having them frightened the life out of me.
Hubby has gone off flying the RC planes as he deserves it for looking after me for the last few days and sitting up with me last night, although his sympathy could use some work when confronted with a crying pregnant woman. He just said I needed putting down... Git!
Now though he's been gone for 4 hours, his phone is out of signal, his work mobile is on the sofa and if there were to be an emergency I can only assume I'll have to leave him a note on the door. Freaking moron knows that he needs to walk 12 paces back to the field gate to get a signal and check his phone but he's clearly forgotten.
Not sure when to cook dinner so a little grumpy me is starting to bubble to surface mostly because I'm bloody starving.
Also figured out why everyone seemed to be on hundreds of mgs more Iron than me, apparently the absorption rate of iron tablets is 10% where as liquid iron is above 40% so I need less because more gets in in the first place.
Had a little bit of a panic yesterday when I realised that next month there is a high possibility I'll give birth... I have been very much 'bring it on!!!' all through this pregnancy but now I'm feeling a little like 'Ive changed my mind!!!!' lol.
40 days to go till I get to cuddle my daughter and introduce her to her doting father and crazy older brother.
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How odd to be miserable and happy all at the same time...
By Sianny » Posted Nov. 23, 2014 9:58am - 238 views - 2 comments
(Advance TMI Warning)
Soooo turns out the antibiotics are actually causing worse diarrhea (the watery kind) than the bout I had that caused the dehydration responsible for the UTI I'm taking them for in the first place.
Last night I cried on the bathroom floor for a bit knowing that I was so tired but after loosing so much water I had no choice but to drink more water which in turn would have me up all night peeing when I wasn't pooping.
Apparently its called antibiotic-associated diarrhea, the pills killed off the good bacteria in my intestinal tract something that if I knew it could do I would have predicted as ANYTHING that messes with the bacteria of the stomach and intestine is no good for me, not even probiotic yogurts are acceptable.
I didn't find this out till the morning so spent most of the night convinced something was very very wrong, don't ask me what, I was tired and over reacting.
Called the NHS helpline the this morning and they told me what it was and that the only thing to do was stop the antibiotics, not sure where that leaves me in regards to the UTI until I can call the Drs tomorrow. So I've been downing cranberry juice and water.
I woke up happy though, I managed to get some sleep curled up between hubby and my son (who arrived in the bed at some point while I was in the loo) as I listened to the rain pitter-patter on the skylight,a little girl waking up in my tummy and rolling around for a while.
I didn't even mind that she kept me awake from 4am as I was very very sore in the stomach muscle department.
Once I knew that it also wasn't from the iron supplements (they come with VitC which can play havoc with my tummy too) I was able to enjoy the rest of the day and relax, not taking them for two days left me useless Friday and the thought of not having them frightened the life out of me.
Hubby has gone off flying the RC planes as he deserves it for looking after me for the last few days and sitting up with me last night, although his sympathy could use some work when confronted with a crying pregnant woman. He just said I needed putting down... Git!
Now though he's been gone for 4 hours, his phone is out of signal, his work mobile is on the sofa and if there were to be an emergency I can only assume I'll have to leave him a note on the door. Freaking moron knows that he needs to walk 12 paces back to the field gate to get a signal and check his phone but he's clearly forgotten.
Not sure when to cook dinner so a little grumpy me is starting to bubble to surface mostly because I'm bloody starving.
Also figured out why everyone seemed to be on hundreds of mgs more Iron than me, apparently the absorption rate of iron tablets is 10% where as liquid iron is above 40% so I need less because more gets in in the first place.
Had a little bit of a panic yesterday when I realised that next month there is a high possibility I'll give birth... I have been very much 'bring it on!!!' all through this pregnancy but now I'm feeling a little like 'Ive changed my mind!!!!' lol.
40 days to go till I get to cuddle my daughter and introduce her to her doting father and crazy older brother.
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from Kitten90 » Posted Nov. 28, 2014 4:35pm Oh my goodness that sounds terrible!! =( Hope you are feeling better now. UTI's are awful in the first place but to add diarrhea on top of that sounds like quite a bit of hell =/ |
| Comment from snolie14 » Posted Nov. 24, 2014 6:35am Awww, try not to fret, love! Just remember all this BS is worth it in the end! Try to relax and enjoy these last few days of having her squirm inside you! :-) HUGS!!! |
