4 mos & feeling painfully bloated

Ashley • 👧🏽🧑🏽

I am 18 weeks tomorrow and after any meal no matter how small I feel like I am going to explode. I try to avoid eating food and just drink liquids. I feel more comfortable constantly sucking in my stomach. My abs separated pretty badly with my first pregnancy, I feel the pain I am experiencing now is because of this. Literally, feeling like my bladder is going to explode; rushing to the bathroom and for an embarrassingly little amount of pee. I don’t remember this with my first pregnancy. I hate to be a whiny. Should I mention this my Ob? I don’t feel like there is much she can recommend. I’ve taken medicine for gas/bloat and it doesn’t help at all. Gas pains are extreme. A few times I was worried I was miscarrying and stayed up for hours. I would feel so much better hearing someone else has experienced this!