constipation and what to do

df159166

Hello fellow preggers ;;)
Just wondering if anyone is dealinh with very bad constipation and what to do about it.

Thanks

almatwin

I have been dealing with it. Drink LOTS of water, and eat fiber type cereal (raisin bran, wheaties...), dried prunes (you can eat like 5 a day). Oh and prune juice helps as well (not the best tasting, but hey it does the trick!) Hope this helps!

mnharkcom

I haven't dealt with constipation I think because I eat 2 apples a day and fruit juice all the time so all that fiber keeps me going

HZ2012

I'm taking Mirilax for 7 days and then only as needed, per my OB.

Pix3lle

I found a pregnancy approved liquid laxative which seems to do the trick when it's quite bad.

CivilMommy

If it is already bad, the diet stuff won't do much. Try miralax or milk of magnesia (Phillips).

A stool softener (Colace) helps to prevent constipation too.

This is the list of OK things from my OB:  Mine has gotten bad enough to go to the Milk of Magnesia (a gentle laxative) but if you do the stuff in the top part of the list before you are too backed up - those are more gentle ways to stay regular.

Citrucel
Colace (Docusate Sodium)
Effer-Syllium
Fibercon
Metamucil
Milk of Magnesia
Senokot

df159166

Thanks Ladies. I have an appointment on Friday and will address just wanted to get a feel for how everyone was handling it.

bsdub

Watermelon - made me almost shit my pants yesterday

abraswell642

Senekot s. It's safe to take while pregnant and it works great. I've always had issues with constipation even when not pregnant and it's what my drs recommended and the only thing that works for me.

ElizabethSwann

Squats in the bathroom.

FitMom3510

More high fiber diet, water, or talk to your dr for recommended medication 

taahira

It's like nails on a chalkboard when I see the words preggers/preggo. :o3

fourthtimesacharm

@df159166‌, a great natural remedy that worked for me is lemon water. Yesterday I drank a cup of hot water with lemon wedges first thing in the am, then waited 20 mins and drank tepid lemon water, about 24oz and yes it made me pee but I finally passed that brick. I repeated the hot & tepid water after supper and today, for the first time since becoming pg, I feel like my stools have returned to normal. I'm sure drinking all that water helped too.
Be sure to check with your doctor before taking otc meds, every doctor had their own list of what they prefer. For example, my ob doesn't like milk of mag or senna because they are stimulating and can cause cramping.

angelfish628

Probiotics and coffee have helped me.

Bown1

Try and eat lots of fruit every day and drink lots of water. I am suffering with the same problem in this pregnancy.

Smash1215

Milk of magnesia is not a stimulant.

klocky

My Dr recommended magnesium citrate which is pretty similar to milk of magnesium. I have a major problem even while not pregnant and that does the trick. It's not an enjoyable process, or rather it was not for me. But, after the relief is worth it. Diet, water, colace, and miralax do nothing for you when you are so backed up. Atleast not for me. And a cup of coffee first thing before eating breakfast sometimes does the trick too. Good luck:)

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