poop question. (can it be anything other then TMI?)

sam19 · March 2009

How do you guys get regular? I'm thinking about starting on an activa regimen. It seems like I get really constipated but once I get past the road block then the flood gates just open up and I have diahrrea. So I would also like to find a way to get normal poops. What type of foods are usually best? I think I really need to start eating better and hope this will help me with my BMs.

thailajo · March 2009

sam19:
How do you guys get regular? I'm thinking about starting on an activa regimen. It seems like I get really constipated but once I get past the road block then the flood gates just open up and I have diahrrea. So I would also like to find a way to get normal poops. What type of foods are usually best? I think I really need to start eating better and hope this will help me with my BMs.

DItto on this...I am very interested in the answer...

stefani6124 · March 2009

I am so there with you!!! Up until yesterday I was totally backed up and started taking probiotic pills (the yogurt stuff makes me sick) and thought things were going to get moving. I started getting horrid gas pains/intestinal cramps and then had to wimper and cry in the bathroom until most of it was out - but I haven't pooped again today so I'm worried it's going to start again!!! If you find a solution, let me know!

MrsBarkel2B · March 2009

I take a fiber tablet daily. My hubby does too because he thinks they taste like sweet tarts. Huh?

Jamers615 · March 2009

A glass of milk a night always got things moving for me, but I'm slightly lactose intolerant. So I dunno how much that would help anyone else. Wink

localbs05 · March 2009

I had the same kind of thing going on. I just tried to increase my fiber, and it seems to be working. I usually eat a fiber rich ceral for breakfast and a sandwhich on whole grain bread for lunch. Try to avoid natural laxatives like grapes, that may cause the reha. Activia is great because it gets things going and helps stop the reha!

Smellygirl · March 2009

So one of my crazy pregnancy cravings is dried mangos. They sell bags of them at Trader Joe's and I stock up on them. I am addicted. They have made me VERY regular. I would try for any dried fruits - they have a lot of concentrated fiber and are tasty. The other thing that helps me a lot is oatmeal. I have a bowl every morning for breakfast (not the instant kind, but the old fashioned). The heart healthy recipe has 3 grams of soluable fiber and that gets things moving as well. Hope that helps!!

**Gretchen** · March 2009

Yogurt. I eat soy because I'm allergic to dairy, but it keeps me very regular.

suscq · March 2009

I love Fiber One bars (oats and chocolate) and the Fiber One cereal (caramel) And I have a 64 oz insulated cup that I fill up every morning and drink throughout the day. (If you don't like water or are having a hard time drinking it, try adding fresh lemon juice.) It's also very good for your kidneys so it helps prevent UTI's. Depending on how my kidneys are doing, I squeeze anywhere from 1/2 to a whole lemon in my 64oz cup.

ps-if you up the fiber content in your food, it can cause gas the first few days. Either have the gas-x ready or increase it slowly over a week or two.

Jules G · March 2009

My constipation & gas were both awful! I started eating at least one (sometimes two) of those Activia yogurts a day. It took a couple days for it to get me regular again, but it's done the trick & boy do I feel better! I buy mine at Sam's club, it's cheaper than buying them one at a time at the grocery store.?

calex33 · March 2009

Fiber One bars (I like the Oats & Chocolate and the Strawberry). ?I eat at least 1 a day (usually my morning snack) and sometimes I'll have another after dinner.

suscq · March 2009

Also, apples with the skin. Eat at least one a day.

CRtullis · March 2009

I have had this problem for a while until this week I started taking the Benefiber powder and a bowl of raisin bran... That seems to have taken care of that so far

erindawn · March 2009

I have had "IBS" for ever (mostly constipation) so I've been battling this cycle forever and it hasn't gotten any worse since being pregnant, thank god.

For me, the ultimate solution was: daily excercise, water, fiber, coffee. I still do all the same. I eat Trader Joes Fiberful fruit leathers and Quaker Oats or Fiberful granola bars and one 6 oz. cup of joe in the a.m.- my Dr. said it's fine and if it keeps me regular, all the better. Also, if I don't go for 2 days, I take 3 Colace pills at night before bed and the next morning I have a normal poo (not "the 'rrea" as we call it at my house).

This regimine works great for me.

mfouch18 · March 2009

I had the same problem...the Fiber One products work to get things going but made me more gassy than anything. So i've tried really hard to eat a lot of FRESH fruits and veggies during the day, with lots of water and at least one glass of apple juice...its worked so far. I tried the Activia yogurt for a few weeks but really couldn't tell a difference but that was pre-preg so might work now....everyone is different so good luck!!

Jen&Joe06 · March 2009

Raisin bran

evhamm · March 2009

drinking lots of water, eating fresh fruit with skin still on, like peaches, pears and apples, and having the occasional big bowl of salad.. the lettuce gives quite the pain when it flows through but it almost always guarantees a dump. Either that, or Burger King. That also guarantees a dump.

I really did find that lots of water and 2 pieces of fresh fruit did it on a regular basis for me, as did changing PNV to one without iron.