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What Causes Bad Pain In My Lower Back In Pregnancy?

Hi im about 28 to 29 weeks pregnant this is my fith pregnancy but never before have i had any of these symptoms. Ive been having light contractions for the past 3 weeks and ive been having a white yellowish discharge only once or twise a day. And the past two night ive been having real bad pains in my lower back. Please advise. And what is the side effects of using grandpa headack powder during pregnancy?
Fri, 24 Apr 2015
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Hi,
This is your fifth pregnancy. There is a great chance that by now calcium stores in your body have gone low. Low calcium plus the natural back bending position in pregnancy is responsible for the low back ache.
Moreover you are getting yellowish vaginal discharge. Does it smell foul? It is suggesting that you are having some infection in vagina or mouth of the uterus which also adds to the backache.
Grandpa headache powder contains paracetamol and aspirin. That should not cause you any problem, may be it will give you some relief from the backache.
To get rid of low back ache, I will advice you following things:
1. Start calcium preparations in real good dose with the advice of your obstetrician.
2. Get vaginal discharge examined from the obstetrician and if required take the relevant treatment for that.
3. Have proper rest in left side lying position - at least 2 hours in the afternoon and 10 hours at night.
During pregnancy, the uterus is continuously contracting and relaxing. So long as these contractions are not painful, you do not have to worry about them. If they become painful, you will have to report to your obstetrician immediately.
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What Causes Bad Pain In My Lower Back In Pregnancy?

Hi, This is your fifth pregnancy. There is a great chance that by now calcium stores in your body have gone low. Low calcium plus the natural back bending position in pregnancy is responsible for the low back ache. Moreover you are getting yellowish vaginal discharge. Does it smell foul? It is suggesting that you are having some infection in vagina or mouth of the uterus which also adds to the backache. Grandpa headache powder contains paracetamol and aspirin. That should not cause you any problem, may be it will give you some relief from the backache. To get rid of low back ache, I will advice you following things: 1. Start calcium preparations in real good dose with the advice of your obstetrician. 2. Get vaginal discharge examined from the obstetrician and if required take the relevant treatment for that. 3. Have proper rest in left side lying position - at least 2 hours in the afternoon and 10 hours at night. During pregnancy, the uterus is continuously contracting and relaxing. So long as these contractions are not painful, you do not have to worry about them. If they become painful, you will have to report to your obstetrician immediately.