Doctor OVERLY cautious?

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So I have had diarrhea off and on for about a month now. I’m cracking it up to hormones. No other symptoms, nothing.
She seems to think I need to go to a primary care provider and have a ton of testing done. Stool samples, blood testing, etc. 
Not exactly my idea of a good time especially with COVID and not to mention insurance. I’m glad she’s being cautious but this seems excessive especially since everything I’ve read indicates diarrhea throughout the 3rd trimester is normal. I’m not losing weight, I’m hydrated. 
 Would you go get all the testing done?

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Could it be something you eat though? I’m lactose intolerant and lately even with taking Lactaid, I get the shits horribly fairly soon after consuming dairy. Before pregnancy, I was able to eat a little cheese without Lactaid. I think pregnancy has made the lactose intolerance much worse. So anyway, if it’s not every day, I would wait to do a full work up. Assuming you’ve got 2 months left, but I would wait and see if it goes away. It’s not like you can take any medication right now anyway.

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I had a similar feeling with my doctors when I started having bad heart palpitations. Everything I read said it was normal but I’ve had to wear a 24hr heart monitor twice now and get two echocardiograms. Was it ideal? No. Did it suck? Yes. But at the end of the day we’re not doctors and we have them for a reason, to keep us safe! I would just do what she recommends and know that she’s taking covid into consideration and she still feels that it’s necessary. It would be terrible if something were wrong and went unnoticed!

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I had diarrhea and it ended up being two intestinal infections. I’d definitely do the stool sample

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A month is a long time to have diarrhea, so I’d probably get the tests.  I had diarrhea for 2 days & my doctor made me get a covid test.  Diarrhea can be a symptom of mild covid 😐

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I mean honestly I trust my doctors if she would want me to do that stuff I would🤷‍♀️

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I had diarrhea on and off last month with the constant feeling of I having to go, and my doctor didn’t really care. She only cared when I started getting back pain and contractions with it. Now Im constipated aha 😅 you’re good

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I would ask her if she can send the lab a slip for the test she would suggest having if nothing shows up on those..... you will take the next step. Let her know your concern about covid

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I'm not a doctor, but sounds pretty normal to me during pregnancy.

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I absolutely would just Incase!💙

Doctor OVERLY cautious?

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