Are any stool softeners safe during pregnancy?

Moesten

I mean do I really need to add any more information?  You are smart girls, put two and two together yourselves.

Now someone tell me if I can take anything! 

JenRose05

YES! You can take colace or a generic of colace Eating grapes help a ton too

Moesten

Thanks Jen!  Grapes have always been my go-to cleanser if you know what I mean but they aren't getting the job done this time. I have eaten bushels of grapes. Mounds of them! All to no avail. I definitely need to pull out the big guns for this.  I will give the colace a try.  Thanks again!

KristenBtobe

Drink lots of water too. I've been partaking in the softner post delivery thanks to some delightful effects of pushing.

JenRose05

Also I tried the benfiber route and I wasn't crazy about it...esp after I found out drinking one whole glass of benefiber = 1 slice of whole wheat toast... I dont know about you but thats much more appetizing to me . Colace works wonders but not for 24 hours unfortunately

Mrs_D_in_KY

I took the Kroger brand Colace in my third trimester and for a month post partum.

Also eating apples or drinking apple juice helped a lot. Lots and lots of fluids, I'm sure doesn't help the peeing frequency. LOL.

 

hav2run

Colace was my candy during the last tri.  I drank gallons of water and ate lots of fruits and veggies, but did not escape that torture.  I will caution that Benefiber and Metamucil can cause gas and cramping, so use those sparingly.  They were lifesavers post partum though.  Colace will be your friend, but it will take a day or two.

katpres06

I had some serious issues (a fissure, combined with other such things) early on and I took the Kroger brand of Miralax.

It worked wonders, and I haven't had to take it since (thank god!)

Hope you feel better!

DRockH

There is a Kroger Brand of oral stool softener that I take when I take my PNV. It helps alot! Keeps me regular. My doctor recommended it.