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I am 35 weeks pregnant and had a loose green bowel movement today. I ve had loose bowel movements for the past month off and on, but never green in color. I havent eaten anything out of the ordinary to cause it to be green. Is this a sign of early labor? I ve had some contractions off and on for about a week now, and I ve lost my mucus plug.
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Such an occurrence of loose stool at the end month of pregnancy and green stool should be taken seriously unless proved otherwise. This is indicative of an intestinal infection. Since you have intermittent pains and have pregnancy of 36 weeks I would advise you the following: Get admitted to the hospital for clinical evaluation of the problems and get the stool tested along with blood and urine. Ultrasonography of the whole abdomen. X-ran and CT scan should be avoided during pregnancy hence clinical evaluation is very important. You may need to be started on a proper course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and supportive medicines like probiotics, activated charcoal and so on as per the findings. Get an opinion of an Obstetrician for evaluation of pregnancy and induction of labor is she thinks so. Drink plenty of oral fluids to avoid dehydration.
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What Causes Green Stools During Pregnancy?
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Such an occurrence of loose stool at the end month of pregnancy and green stool should be taken seriously unless proved otherwise. This is indicative of an intestinal infection. Since you have intermittent pains and have pregnancy of 36 weeks I would advise you the following: Get admitted to the hospital for clinical evaluation of the problems and get the stool tested along with blood and urine. Ultrasonography of the whole abdomen. X-ran and CT scan should be avoided during pregnancy hence clinical evaluation is very important. You may need to be started on a proper course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and supportive medicines like probiotics, activated charcoal and so on as per the findings. Get an opinion of an Obstetrician for evaluation of pregnancy and induction of labor is she thinks so. Drink plenty of oral fluids to avoid dehydration.