Hello and welcome to HCM,
I am Dr Nilajkumar a consultant gynecologist and I will be helping you in your queries.
It is not a symptoms of the body preparing for labor. This is most likely an infection of the intestines.
Please check if you have eaten any undercooked or uncooked food or outside food as they are more prone to cause this.
As of now, please eat semisolid and easy to digest food like rice gruel, clear soups, oatmeal [cooked with water preferably and not with milk]. Also eat probiotics like yogurt to help improve the normal intestinal bacteria. Drink water that is boiled and cooled.
If the loose bowels persist, see a doctor and you may need some other medicines like
metronidazole if an infection is detected.
Hope this was helpful.
Feel free to ask any further queries and I will be happy to help.
Thanks for using HCM.
Have a good day.
Dr Nilajkumar Bagde
Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology