Hi. I had my first child almost 9 months ago now. (Motherhood is an amazing experience! Cherish every moment! Even the sleepy times at 2 am ). I took a prenantal vitamin (Materna) while I was pregnant with my daughter and my stools became very dark. My doctor told me it was because of the iron in the prenatal vitamin. I found that being pregnant and the iron in the vitamin (and who knows - probably my ibs too!) made me very constipated while I was pregnant. I agree that walking lots, drinking lots of water, and regular stretches (I did some from one of my pregnancy books) help a lot. I also found that swimming regularly helped with my tummy troubles also while I was pregnant (and even when I'm not!)
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Re: Pregnant with IBS
). I took a prenantal vitamin (Materna) while I was pregnant with my daughter and my stools became very dark. My doctor told me it was because of the iron in the prenatal vitamin. I found that being pregnant and the iron in the vitamin (and who knows - probably my ibs too!) made me very constipated while I was pregnant. I agree that walking lots, drinking lots of water, and regular stretches (I did some from one of my pregnancy books) help a lot. I also found that swimming regularly helped with my tummy troubles also while I was pregnant (and even when I'm not!)
