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What Causes Severe Back Pain During 5 Months Of Pregnancy?

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Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Question: My daughter is high risk and has lost one baby at 6 months. Has one healthy birth and is now 5 months pregnant and experiencing deep back pain and just doesn't feel good. Should we be worried. She goes to a low income clinic and they aren't to concerned with her HBP.
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Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Mostly due to relaxation of ligaments

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns today.

How did she lose her first baby at 6 months? Was it preterm labour? Since she has one heathy birth after that in my opinion she has no recurring serious concerns.

The deep back pain that she has can be due to
1 . relaxation of ligaments due to pregnancy hormone progesterone.

2. Premature uterine contractions. In this case she may feel increased vaginal discharge.
3. Vaginal infection- Since she has no vaginal discharge, fever etc this is not the reason for her back pain.

Give her Paracetamol 500mg Give some hot fomentation and massage to back. If this does not decrease the pain to some extent in 6 hours please consult Gynecologist to exclude the possibility premature uterine contractions.

I hope this helps.
If you have further concerns, I will be happy to answer.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Severe Back Pain During 5 Months Of Pregnancy?

Brief Answer: Mostly due to relaxation of ligaments Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to Healthcare Magic. I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns today. How did she lose her first baby at 6 months? Was it preterm labour? Since she has one heathy birth after that in my opinion she has no recurring serious concerns. The deep back pain that she has can be due to 1 . relaxation of ligaments due to pregnancy hormone progesterone. 2. Premature uterine contractions. In this case she may feel increased vaginal discharge. 3. Vaginal infection- Since she has no vaginal discharge, fever etc this is not the reason for her back pain. Give her Paracetamol 500mg Give some hot fomentation and massage to back. If this does not decrease the pain to some extent in 6 hours please consult Gynecologist to exclude the possibility premature uterine contractions. I hope this helps. If you have further concerns, I will be happy to answer.