IBS & Pregnancy

I’ve been pregnant twice now and both times, my symptoms were pretty bad at the very beginning, and somewhat bad during the first trimester (but I was also dealing with horrible “morning” sickness and just ate what I could, which wasn’t necessarily safe for my IBS). During the second and third trimesters of my first pregnancy, I had basically no IBS symptoms at all and could eat whatever I wanted. The second time is wasn’t as good but I was also super stressed over my high-risk pregnancy (that had nothing to do with IBS), so all things considering, it was still good IBS-wise. The only issue were gas pains that made me think I was miscarrying several times. I was also very scared but apart from the very first weeks, it was so much better than I expected!
If you’re interested in reading the articles I wrote, here they are: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/pregnancy-first-trimester, https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/pregnancy-diet. We also have a general article about IBS and pregnancy here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/pregnancy and about nutrition in pregnancy here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/food/pregnancy-nutrition-fodmap. This one also talks about managing morning sickness.
Finally, I wanted to share 2 forums from other community members who have written about their pregnancy experience: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/forums/pregnancy-and-wind, https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/forums/ibs-and-pregnancy. I hope this helps and other community members will share their experiences soon.
All the best, Karina (team member)