Is diarrhea common in the third trimester?

I'm at the start of my third trimester and without being too crude, I have had liquid stools for the last 4/5 days. I mentioned it to the midwife a few days ago and she appeared to be surprised and said if it continued to contact my GP or a midwife, at this point it had been happening for 2 days minimum. Is this normal?

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I’d contact your doctor. It can be perfectly normal hormones etc. it can indicate the start of labor or a tummy bug. But as you have had it for a few days now, it’s best to get it checked out. Make sure to drink plenty of water, and eat things like bananas if you can.

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How many weeks are you? Are you due soon? Yes it can be normal! My signs when I first found out I was pregnant was diarrhoea then at the end the same as it’s clearing your body out to make way for baby, how fun 😅

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I had a similar thing happen for about a week before I gave birth

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It can be your body's way of telling you something but it can also be a tummy bug. I'd contact the midwife and get them to check on baby.

I had sickness and diarrhoea for 5 days ended up calling the hospital and my little boy was born 3 hours later via csection at 33+5

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I had loose stools / almost like diarrhoea every single day once a day from 32 weeks pregnant until around 1 week postpartum!

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