The weather on Saturday afternoon was absolutely beautiful, warm, and sunny, so my whole family deci…

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The weather on Saturday afternoon was absolutely beautiful, warm, and sunny, so my whole family decided to go for a nature walk. We drove out, and due to my morning sickness, I was munching on sunflower seeds the whole way. On the way, we decided to stop at a cafe for a bite to eat. We placed our order and sat down at a table when I started having sharp, stabbing pains in my lower right abdomen. I thought I could just tough it out and it would pass. We sat in the cafe for about 40 minutes, and I couldn't even move; the pain intensified with any change in position. I barely made it to the car and took 400mg of ibuprofen. But after 15 minutes, I still didn't feel any better, so we drove to the nearest clinic to see the on-call general practitioner. The young doctor didn't even look at my stomach, apparently afraid that I was pregnant and writhing in pain, so she called an ambulance, which didn't arrive for another 40 minutes! Meanwhile, my pain only got worse, my temperature was 37.3°C (99.1°F), I felt very weak and sweaty. The ambulance arrived and gave me a shot of No-Spa, and after 10 minutes, the pain completely stopped. They took me to the on-call hospital and ran some tests, including an ultrasound of all my organs. The result: my tests were good, the ultrasound showed nothing, and I was diagnosed with intestinal colic. It was the first time in my life I'd experienced such severe, sharp pain, and I have no idea what caused it. I'm now thinking it might have been due to the sunflower seeds. Take care of yourselves and always keep some No-Spa with you.
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Natasha
So, instead of going to the doctors, I should take No-Spa for sharp stomach pain, is that what I understood correctly?
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Oksana
Natasha The ER doctor told me to take No-Spa in such cases. And of course, if the pain doesn't go away or gets worse, it's better to go to the hospital yourself rather than waiting for an ambulance.
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Tatyana
Not the best advice in the end)
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Tatyana
Just keep in mind that No-Shpa isn't suitable for everyone...
Also, No-Shpa can soften the cervix...
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Suhareva Olga
Yes, it was colic, I suffered a lot
I remember I endured it for half a day more
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Tatyana
Natasha You can't mask abdominal pain with pills; forget what the ambulance doctor told you.
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Darya
It happened to me, I suffered for 2 hours.
It was so painful I almost fainted. I was also sweating a lot.
Then, I went to the bathroom, and it started to ease up quickly.
I didn't have constipation
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Tamasyan Yuliya
At 24 weeks, I also had intestinal colic for a few days. I went to the hospital on my own, and every speed bump felt like excruciating pain on the way there. In the hospital, neither the IV drips nor the injections helped. I Googled it myself and found out that I just needed to go to the bathroom for the pain to subside. Apparently, my intestines were bloated with gas, and the baby had turned in a way that twisted my intestines or something similar. I took a children's laxative, and only then, after a week of agonizing pain, did I find the long-awaited relief.
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Asya
Natasha My baby had a stomach ache, and the paramedic spent 40 minutes checking where and what was hurting before saying it was okay to take No-Spa. So I completely agree with you, you just can't take No-Spa without checking first.
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Natasha
Tatyana IV drips, not pills
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Biryuk Svetlana
Yes, it's like that. I just gave birth, my baby is a month old, and I got twisted like this. I thought I was going to die, honestly. My husband rushed home from work to watch the baby and called an ambulance. Oh, I was so scared.
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Katya
And I had it too. After taking No-Spa, my blood pressure dropped to 90/60, I was vomiting, and crawling down the hospital corridor. Then they gave me an IV drip to raise my blood pressure, even though the pain had subsided. Brrr, I still get chills thinking about it...
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Tatyana
Tatyana It doesn't matter...
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Kristina Krasnova
Just so you know: any NSAIDs are prohibited during pregnancy (some are toxic, and in general, all negatively affect placental blood flow).
Pain relievers are also prohibited for colic (only antispasmodics), as it will mask the symptoms and make it impossible to determine when you might need to be put on the operating table, if God forbid that becomes necessary.
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Kristina Krasnova
Tatyana It's already proven that it doesn't soften anything.
In case of maintaining pregnancy, in 90% of cases, drotaverine (the same as No-Spa) will be injected.
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Natasha
Tatyana So, doctors are fools)) when they prescribe No-Spa for hypertonicity)
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Tatyana
Tatyana Not everyone can take No-Spa...
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Tatyana
Tatyana I wasn't prescribed No-Spa... I can't take it.
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Natasha
Tatyana Not all medications are suitable for everyone. But No-Spa doesn't soften the cervix.
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Tatyana
Tatyana You can think what you want...
but for those with a short cervix or a pessary, No-Spa (Drotaverine) is contraindicated.
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Natasha
Tatyana I believe so, as proven by clinical studies))
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Tatyana
Tatyana I'm not going to argue anymore...
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Kristina Krasnova
Tatyana With ICN, the treatment tactics are completely different, but Drotaverine is also often prescribed to relieve the tension that can shorten the cervix.
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Zanina Olga
I ate half a bag of sunflower seeds the other day and my stomach hurt so much, I don't feel like stuffing myself anymore 😐. And from your first lines, I suspected appendicitis 🙈.
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