TMI....Constipation

jkylie

So i have been trying really hard to eat healthy and do good by my sweet little unborn. Veggies, fruits, lots of protein....etc. etc.

I have been bloated, gassy and yet no BMs ..UGH!! Super icky constipation.

So yesterday, I broke down and ate some, what i like to call "fat girl food". You know, food you would try to steer clear of while on a diet.

Then viola...3 BM's in ONE DAY...WTF!!!! Trust me, I am happy, bc i feel soo much better, but seriously, wtheck....

React's Girl

AHH I am in that boat now, and I am currently eating a snack wrap from McDonalds! I hope it works!!?

jkfranklin

I think that fat and grease helps everything slide right through.

Mrs.Wifey318

Make sure you are staying very hydrated. My doc told me staying well hydrated along with eating right will help with constipation. GL

easjer05

Didn't help me at all.  Mostly because I haven't been able to keep down many foods with fiber content.

But Fibercon (a bulk-forming fiber based laxative) did the trick.  

Autumn_bride2b

LOL. DH told me to go eat a Big Mac to cure my constipation issues.

jkylie

yeah, i stay pretty hydrated...probably overly (if u can do that).

and the grease did run right through me..icky!! But i will have to try something like fibercon in the future.

Thanks for the tips ladies!

Married2MrWright

Okay, do tell what you ate because I am in the exact same boat.  UGH!

BlueEyedBaby

I was having the same problem although I did try greasy food and it didn't help me. Just started getting better this week so there is hope! Just hang in there and try taking a stool softener like dulcolax (I think that's what its called...the ingredient is ducosate sodium.)

ssaimee

I'm having the gas problems and some of the constipation problems too. With me its not that I can't go its that, as Oprah and the Dr's call it, I'm having rabbit pellet problems. I guess it means I'm not getting enough fiber. I have some benefiber but it gave me gas before I was ever pregnant so I can only imagine what it would do to me now. So if Fibercon better then benefiber or does anyone know? TIA

jkylie

Married2MrWright:

Okay, do tell what you ate because I am in the exact same boat.  UGH!

 

Well, breakfast was normal: yogurt, oatmeal and cantaloupe for a snack. At lunch i had ARBY'S!! (YUMMY) with curly fries. Well it was a girls bday at work so i had three MINI cupcakes (bite size) with strawberries for a snack. Then for dinner I had chicken alfredo.....with carrots and some broccoli.

WOW...........I was a new woman by 10pm. GL

 

ocho2002

The Big Mac works.  So do chicken wings : )

Temp140705500002015

Ugh, same problem here. And my stomach is just killing me from not going!! I tried McDonalds yesterday, but it didn't help.

Has anyone ran Fibercon or Dulcolax by their doctor???WOndering what they said...

landreneau

Dulcolax is definitely approved by doctors, that is the only one I am sure of though... I don't want to speak about anything else since I'm not absolutely sure.  I have taken the Dulcolax for my own issues, but if you want to steer clear of fast food, then maybe a salad with oil and vinegar would be better... I think it's just the oil that helps everything along!  Or even some bread in dipping oil?  I've been trying to incorporate some oil into my diet in a more healthy way than eating french fries too!  Good Luck!