Help me poop!

MrsDee1982

I haven't pooed since Tuesday.

Anyone have any tried and true home remedies, medication recommendations, magic spells?

lnzu

Hahahaha no suggestions here but thanks for the great laugh! Good luck!

acethebase

Try 8oz of warmed up prune juice. It tastes like poison, but it works. Eat more fiber, drink more water. If you've tried everything and still nothing works, call your ob and they will write you a prescription.

mrscampos4life

Drink lots of water, up your fiber (pineapple, strawberry, yogourt (plain)), prune juice, walking?

iheartpancake

Do you have a juicer? Juice two apples and a knob of ginger. Works every time for me!

NoeliaV

More water, prunes, prune juice, and colace as my last resort. 

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beckynsean11

Prunes, prune juice, colace, colace, colace

babybooth

My doc gave an over the counter, can't say it helps much. I know my doc doesn't want me to, but a cup of home brewed coffee not espresso really helps keep me better regulated and helps my migraines. I had this with my first also, it got better in tri 2, but was an issue on and off the whole pregnancy.

jbatch

I drink coffee and it always works.. Or chipotle.. That gets me moving too..

wkboarder

Smooth move tea and prunes

bossybluejay

Buy a squatty potty on Amazon. I am not kidding you, they work miracles. It's actually the most amazing thing ever.

jkra

I drink about a half cup of Dr Pepper every other day and it keeps me regular

triplezelle

Make a green smoothie! Works wonders for me.

jkra

@bossybluejay‌ how does a squatty potty work?

bossybluejay

MrsDee1982 said:

I haven't pooed since Tuesday. Anyone have any tried and true home remedies, medication recommendations, magic spells?

At this point, you should probably take some Milk of Magnesia (totally safe during pregnancy) and then try a squatty potty, more fiber, etc to keep things regular.

bossybluejay

jkra said:

@bossybluejay‌ how does a squatty potty work?

LOL, it basically simulates how the cavemen pooped and lifts your feet off the ground so you're squatting. Between a more natural position and gravity...it seriously does help. 

https://squattypotty.com

Victoriarob

I don't have a squatty potty, but an upside down waste paper basket does the trick too! Lol.
I have been having horrible gas pains the past few days. They are so uncomfortable. They come and go, usually I have to go to the bathroom after having them, which means I'm pooping 5-6 times a day! Anyone else experiencing this??

mrscampos4life

Victoriarob said:

I don't have a squatty potty, but an upside down waste paper basket does the trick too! Lol.
I have been having horrible gas pains the past few days. They are so uncomfortable. They come and go, usually I have to go to the bathroom after having them, which means I'm pooping 5-6 times a day! Anyone else experiencing this??

Yup! But pooping about 2-3 times a day...

carolyngrace

bossybluejay said:

jkra said:

@bossybluejay‌ how does a squatty potty work?

LOL, it basically simulates how the cavemen pooped and lifts your feet off the ground so you're squatting. Between a more natural position and gravity...it seriously does help. 

https://squattypotty.com

That.... Looks like a stool. I'm going to put a stool in my bathroom and try it out!

carolyngrace

I've been taking 2 psyllium husk pills and drinking 2 glasses of metamucil daily. It helped after 2 days and now I'm finally regular. I agree with all of the eating suggestions, but for a while there I couldn't make myself eat anything other than carbs...

shahoi

Ummm... I pooped today after not pooping since Monday. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope everything comes out ok for you!!

ldg1979

Mr dr recommended metimucil - it did the trick

They said it was safe it like powdered fibre you put into water and drink

janegrape

Unfortunately I'm more regular out my front end than my back end these days...I usually use smooth move but I read that senna is not safe during pregnancy. Coffee is my other go to. A cup of decaf did the trick this morning. I've only been going once every three days for the last couple weeks; I want to do a victory dance every time it happens!

RNMoMmy17

Colace fixed me right up!

BDevereaux

This made me laugh because last night I felt like I "had to go", and sat there and sat there and sat there... but nothing.  I was there so long my butt was numb and my feet fell asleep.

But as a few have mentioned, usually coffee does it for me.

dozin23

@Victoriarob‌ I'm having the same problem. Going too many times a day n the gas is so painful

erbear84

I have IBS-C and I'm on a Miralax regimen. My doctor said it was safe and it works for me (I poo at least daily onit) but I'd always ask a doctor. Apple or prune juice usually helps, too!

dove1dove

I read up on Miralax because it's always helped me- but everything I read says DONT take it while pregnant. I'm gonna try some of these, but (tmi maybe?) I'm really nervous about getting hemroids. I've heard they can get bad and painful in pregnacy. Does anyone know if all the OTC meds work and are safe?

IslamoradaBride09

Make sure you're drinking enough water and that you're getting healthy fats in your diet. Both of these will keep things moving as well. 

There are fiber gummies on the market these days that taste like fruit snacks. Also I find dried fruit-- especially dried apricots-- helpful. Plus there are lots of high-fiber cereals out there too. 

When all else fails, I drink some coffee and go for a walk. 

8411mommy

Good luck. May the force be with you.

AngieL610

I started taking the NexaPlus pre-natal. It has a stool softener in it.  That with  5-6 prunes and 8-10 glasses of water daily have really helped!

lopezjasmin

Mix prune juice and Apple juice is a help me cocktail that actually tastes really good

EricaD777

For my first two pregnancies, Activia worked wonders. However, I am currently having the opposite problem.   

poppyc8

Flax seed oil pills. Or flax sprinkled on cereal.

MissBridg

beckynsean11 said:

Prunes, prune juice, colace, colace, colace

This.