Constipation

mrscrcalli · August 2013

To the extreme! What's safe to take?
I know the whole .. Eat fiber, drink water, exercise thing.. But that's not working and I'm soooo uncomfortable this morning can't button even my pants!

Good Morning!

douglamj · August 2013

Miralax

I asked my midwife and this is what she recommended. I was blocked for days, I really hope the poop comes soon because that is sooo uncomfortable!

mrscrcalli · August 2013

[-O< thank you!!!!

MyNameWasTaken · August 2013

Coffee! If I drink a cup of warm-hot coffee relatively fast, I'll go in about 20-30 minutes. Prune juice, if you can stand it. I actually don't mind it as long as it's ice-cold and cut down with water (it's too thick--bleh!). Those were my go-tos last pregnancy. Or eat Gerber's prunes? Never tried that one, but it works for DD! lol Um...Metamucil is probably fine, too.

mdarmetko · August 2013

I tried something last night that I got from another post from @speechie517. I had this last night (added some agave to make it dessert-like) and the first thing I did this morning was "go". It's supposed to have all these other health benefits too like help nausea, heart burn, etc...

speechie517 said:
I swear by apple cider vinegar before bed. It keeps me regular and helps my skin (pre-pregnancy too) Mix 1 oz. with a few oz. water, dash of cinnamon, splash of vanilla, and ice. Yumm, almost like a cocktail!

speechie517 · August 2013

mdarmetko said:

I tried something last night that I got from another post from @speechie517. I had this last night (added some agave to make it dessert-like) and the first thing I did this morning was "go". It's supposed to have all these other health benefits too like help nausea, heart burn, etc...
speechie517 said:
I swear by apple cider vinegar before bed. It keeps me regular and helps my skin (pre-pregnancy too) Mix 1 oz. with a few oz. water, dash of cinnamon, splash of vanilla, and ice. Yumm, almost like a cocktail!

So glad it worked for you! I've been doing some reading about how it has helped others with heartburn and nausea as well.

bsinno · August 2013

a dried prune a day worked wonders for me! I found prune juice to be TOO effective.

the prunes will relieve constipation once you have it, but I swear by an apple a day and a fiber one bar as a snack to KEEP it away

Dianakdee · August 2013

Exercise and eat kiwi! It really helped me and I learnt about it from this forum.

kathie&eric · August 2013

Miralax is what my doc recommended

moonsparkles · August 2013

Have you tried adding wheat bran to your cereal? You have to start small - just a quarter cup, but once you get to eating larger amounts...Might be worth trying.

WifeofaComposer · August 2013

My doctor has me taking 3 Colace a day with my Zofran. It's not quite effective enough - I'm still struggling. I think I'll try that cider vinegar recipe!!

gennamq · August 2013

Watermelon does wonders for me, when nothing else has worked!

ZebNMichelle · August 2013

1/2 prune 1/2 apple juice ... The apple helps the taste

AmyL5507 · August 2013

My doc told me to take Magnesium Citrate.... OMG that stuff is horrible! But it did work. I didn't have a bowel movement for 5 days and after drinking a few sips of that awful stuff, I had one. But I think next time I will try something else. Doc also said to eat an apple everyday, and drink more water. And of course more fiber!