C section tmi 💩

Hi everyone, I’m 7 days PP and have cramping pain in my lower stomach and bottom when I use the toilet (both for a wee and a poo!) My stools are very soft so the pain isn’t because I’m constipated but it isnt pleasant! I’m going to check with midwife today but just wondered if this was normal?!

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I had this, took a few weeks to subside. Not sure why I had this, but the bum cramps are distressing tbh.

@Maddison thank you for the reply! Yeah I’m finding the pain in my back passage really bad when I open my bowels, hopefully will ease up soon

So normal. It kind of hurt for me to even pee for a few weeks after my c section (in my lower abdomen)

Your insides (organs, especially the uterus) are all trying to get back into its original positions/places & sizes. You'll probably feel this way for the first 2-3 weeks. The peeing probably hurts from when they placed the catheter, at least for me. It was sort of painful when they pulled it out of me 🥴

I am 5 months PP and I still get random crampy pains every now and then. It's obviously much much better but my doctor told me me it takes a while to recover. You will be having a lot of weird cramps and pains especially in those first few weeks.