Postpartum Constipation

staceb_1

This is embarassing, but... is anyone else still constipated? 

In the hospital, they told me I might get constipated and gave me a month of stool softeners. I did, but then it never went away. I asked about it at my 6 week appointment and the nurse told me to eat prunes.

I'm still eating prunes daily and my baby is 9 1/2 weeks old... seriously now. Even with prunes, I go like every third day and it's hella painful. When will this stop? Is it at the point that I should just give up on it being birth-related and just call my adult medicine practitioner?

 

12bailey18

Yes, I got very bad constipation PP and just went off stool softners last week (at 8 weeks.) I developed internal hemorroids at 6 weeks PP, not fun!! I've been eating Fiber One bars and taking metamucil too, it seems to be helping but I'm still not regular like I was before baby.

northernkate

I would go to your reguIar doctor.  I was constipated but it was caused by the pain medication I took for my c-section.  I quit taking the meds and increased my water intake because I am breastfeeding and voila!

staceb_1

I've been eating two FiberPlus bars a day and then the prunes! Maybe I should add metamucil, but that seems like a lot....

mereship

I am desperate. Over 3 months PP and still so constipated with fissures. I had never been like this either. What ended up happening with you guys?

Mom38673

Use Mirilax!!    Less gas.  Works the same.  Doesn't taste bad.  Can add it to foods.  Fissures are miserable.  Use Aquiphore (think I spelled that wrong).  This helps to ease the BM movements and seal the fissure to an extent.