I can't poop.

sourapplemartini

What can I do? Colace? Miralax?

mrsjenni

Start Colace now and keep it in the house.  You're going to need it in 3rd tri and especially after the baby comes

sourapplemartini

mrs.jenni:

Start Colace now and keep it in the house.  You're going to need it in 3rd tri and especially after the baby comes

I never had poop problems in pregnancy. Yet another lovely way this baby is throwing all my expectations of pregnancy out the window. 

jk101510

I'm having the same issues my girlfriend recommended prunes or prune juice. I just had my first glass last night hoping things get moving more regularly.

Christina79

Colace, which you will want to have for after having the baby. I also just started eating a few prunes a day because of the Zofran and extra iron I'm taking.

megs52881

I drink a small glass of prune juice.  DId the trick for me.

etakreyob

For a while water and yogurt were helping me, but then that stopped.  My doctor told me to take Colace and Miralax twice a day until it started moving.  Once that happened I could cut back to one of those twice a day.  It took a few days for it to work, but it's been a lot better ever since!!  Good luck!!

stlmomma27

MrsSparklebottom:

Benefiber worked for me. I just mixed it into my coffee in the morning.

GL, that's no fun. 

 

This! It worked so fast for me. GL 

pathfindermon

Colace and orange juice helped me.

klep88

I have taken Miralax a couple of times, and it seems to work well without any side effects.  My doctor gave me a bunch of samples and said that it was safe to take occasionally, so I'm going to stick with it. 

NJbaby2012

I've had my issues too so far and a half cup of coffee is the only thing that does it for me.

 

drubie

Cracklin Oat Bran cereal as a snack

MrsJax2011

My doc said 2 colace and 2 metamucil a day...it still took about 2-3 days to really kick in and get me regular again, and then I kept it to 1 colace/1 metamucil while I was on the Zofran.  Drink lots of water too, and a cup of coffee in the morning.  I hope you feel better soon!  I didn't realize how important pooping really was until I couldn't do it!

riamose

Coffee used to make me go, get decaf, add some half and half...you should start flowing.

Areli71611

Prune juice is your friend. Drink sparingly, though, or it'll give you the shiits. Anytime I've been plugged up, I drink about 1 cup of it in the morning, and I can usually go within 24 hrs. I've been adding it to fruit smoothies in the morning for the last couple of days now, and I'm pooping again. It's not a pleasant taste, though...so it might trigger nausea if you drink it straight!

jfgreer

Areli71611:

Prune juice is your friend. Drink sparingly, though, or it'll give you the shiits. Anytime I've been plugged up, I drink about 1 cup of it in the morning, and I can usually go within 24 hrs. I've been adding it to fruit smoothies in the morning for the last couple of days now, and I'm pooping again. It's not a pleasant taste, though...so it might trigger nausea if you drink it straight!

Yes to this.  I had some today and can already feel my tummy rumbling.  A poster on another thread suggested cutting it with grape juice to make it taste better.  It works!

 

kaylaw05

You can do milk of magnesia which will make you go. I would keep colace on hand. It takes a few days to work but you'll need it! And lots of water!