“21 week 4 days pregnant ligaments?”
I am 21 weeks 4 days, ligament pain sharp left-sided. I had it last night 5 hours on and off each time was a 1 second sharp but it was annoying can ligament pain be hours but only 1 second per sharp ache on the left near lower close to groin leg area? Today, it isn’t there thankfully just aches.
Female | 35 years old
Complaint duration: 1 day
Medications: Suboxone
Conditions: Pregnant second trimester degenerate disc disease l4 “5
1 Answer
At 21 weeks, your uterus is enlarged enough to fill lower ½ of abdomen, pushing your small intestines up, but your descending large colon is physically attached in the 4 corners of your abdomen, including your left lower quadrant where your stool has to already make a 90-degree turn with your waste product before it passes. You may have had a more constipated stool that was having a harder time maneuvering around that curve with the pressure of a pregnant uterus pressing against it. Remember, your large colon still has muscle bands on the outside to help propulse your stool along. Ligaments at this point have been pretty well stretched so they don’t have much to "fight back" with. It may help to put some regular fiber with fluids in your daily regimen to ensure regularly with your lower GI tract. Also, remember, your ovaries are no longer in your pelvis, they are brought out of your pelvis as your uterus grows so it shouldn’t be anything ovarian.
