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Posted 10/9/2011 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
good morning everyone.

im 6 weeks pregnant and have UC. a few days a ago i bought marterna vitamins, after the second day i took them during the evening i had diarhea, and cramping but no blood or mucus. next two days after that my stool was a darker color. has this ever happend to you guys. i dont know if its either something i ate or the vitamins. during pregnancy do you guys still watch out what you eat so it doesnt agravate your UC?

Posted 10/9/2011 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
The color change in your stool might be from the vitamins. You should also know that in pregnancy, the odds are even that you will flare, have a remission or have no change in your disease. So if you see blood, for sure call your GI. You can and should take your UC meds while pregnant.
Posted 10/9/2011 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats on the pregnancy :) The darker stool is probably from the vitamin, especially if it contains iron. Iron can turn stool black. Materna is a pre-natal? Sometimes you have to shop around and find the one that will be beneficial for both you and the baby while not inducing or increasing Uc symptoms.

Btw, when I got pregnant with my daughter the first trimester was horrible! But than after my hormones settled down a bit, I actually entered a really great remission.
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