Colace or Miralax??

Qbanrican84

Ok ladies, for one of the, oh so delightful - issues with pregnancy...

Is one better than the other? My doctor said I could take either one...

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bsumter0330

I prefer the miralax, it costs more but imo more effective, I had to use it my entire first trimester with my daughter. This time around I'm having the opposite problem #thejoys I did the colace post partum and it still took like 3 days to kick in

hgsurvivor

I'm inly at week 4, first time around, so I have to clue about anything haha. That being said,I was getting really bad constipation at the beginning of the week. For other reasons, I made chicken soup and didn't even think about the fact I put no carbs. It's all I've been eating. Chicken soup - just broth, chicken and vegetables (a whole medley of them) and since yesterday the constipation is gone!
Maybe on top of the meds try up the veggie intake?
Just a suggestion.

Qbanrican84

bsumter0330 said:

I prefer the miralax, it costs more but imo more effective, I had to use it my entire first trimester with my daughter. This time around I'm having the opposite problem #thejoys I did the colace post partum and it still took like 3 days to kick in

Thanks! How often do you take it? 

Qbanrican84

BVBabyHopeful said:

I'm inly at week 4, first time around, so I have to clue about anything haha. That being said,I was getting really bad constipation at the beginning of the week. For other reasons, I made chicken soup and didn't even think about the fact I put no carbs. It's all I've been eating. Chicken soup - just broth, chicken and vegetables (a whole medley of them) and since yesterday the constipation is gone! Maybe on top of the meds try up the veggie intake? Just a suggestion.

Lol no worries...I'm a first timer too well that just sounds so yummy, I might have to make it just for the heck of it now lol

Thanks!

bsumter0330

Qbanrican84 said:

bsumter0330 said:

I prefer the miralax, it costs more but imo more effective, I had to use it my entire first trimester with my daughter. This time around I'm having the opposite problem #thejoys I did the colace post partum and it still took like 3 days to kick in

Thanks! How often do you take it? 

I did miralax once a day (I think that's the recommended dosage anyway) mixed in my water in the morning. I also agree with upping the veggie intake, drink plenty of water cut back on caffeine AND bananas and try to exercise a little, my nutritionist recommended this to me last Friday, since then I've made a few changes and they've helped

Qbanrican84

bsumter0330 said:

bsumter0330 said:

I prefer the miralax, it costs more but imo more effective, I had to use it my entire first trimester with my daughter. This time around I'm having the opposite problem #thejoys I did the colace post partum and it still took like 3 days to kick in

Thanks! How often do you take it? 

I did miralax once a day (I think that's the recommended dosage anyway) mixed in my water in the morning. I also agree with upping the veggie intake, drink plenty of water cut back on caffeine AND bananas and try to exercise a little, my nutritionist recommended this to me last Friday, since then I've made a few changes and they've helped

Great! Thanks a bunch!

hgsurvivor

Qbanrican84 said:

BVBabyHopeful said:

I'm inly at week 4, first time around, so I have to clue about anything haha. That being said,I was getting really bad constipation at the beginning of the week. For other reasons, I made chicken soup and didn't even think about the fact I put no carbs. It's all I've been eating. Chicken soup - just broth, chicken and vegetables (a whole medley of them) and since yesterday the constipation is gone!
Maybe on top of the meds try up the veggie intake?
Just a suggestion.

Lol no worries...I'm a first timer too well that just sounds so yummy, I might have to make it just for the heck of it now lol

Thanks!

I did the usual carrots, onion, celery and garlic, and then added zucchini, and broccoli and cauliflower, and mushrooms and kale and peas. Plus the chicken obviously and seasoning.
Then when serving I add a squeeze of lime and a wedge of sliced avocado. It's amazing how well it worked!
Like I said I wasn't trying to avoid carbs or anything - trust me I'm not the diet kind of person - I just forgot to add noodles or rice. And then kept eating all week.

anna.oskar

I went with the colace on a pharmacist's recommendation (around week 4) and am very pleased with the results.  Nothing sudden or startling, just fixed the problem.

cattlebride

The search function has a ton of good information on both of these medications. If you type in constipation there is also some other information in the search function that might be of use to you.

lm45678

Colace is a stool softener so it makes it easier and less painful to go, Miralax is a laxative which actually adds water to your colon and makes you go if you haven't in a while.

Colace- better if you have hemorrhoids or hard, painful stool.

Miralax- better if your constipated.

If it's really bad you can take them together.

Nurse here! :-h

youenjoymyself

I wanted to weigh in on this. I bought some Miralax yesterday because I hadn't had a proper poop in a week. And my toots were...stinky. I'm extremely happy with the results, as are my husband and daughter.

Qbanrican84

laurenm2123 said:

Colace is a stool softener so it makes it easier and less painful to go, Miralax is a laxative which actually adds water to your colon and makes you go if you haven't in a while. Colace- better if you have hemorrhoids or hard, painful stool. Miralax- better if your constipated. If it's really bad you can take them together. Nurse here! :-h

Thanks! Lol, as I was reading, I thought to myself, well what if I have both!? thanks for answering that