so how bad is prune juice?

meg07bride · May 2009

i am so constipated and have already tried eating fruits and veggies, raisan bran, drinking lots of water and taking colace. i bought a bottle of prune juice to try next. never had it before and i'm a little nervous about trying it. does it taste horrible? am i going to gag? yuck. besides being uncomfortable, the constipation is totally ruining my sex life!

norunawaybride · May 2009

I thought it was pretty bad. Try mixing it with grape juice...that sorta helps.

bennettwed · May 2009

I myself, really don't mind the taste of prune juice, I have to give it to my daughter regularly, she gets constipated easily, and I mix hers with a little apple juice, she really enjoys it.

meg07bride · May 2009

thanks...i may run to the store and get some. my pg book recommended mixing it with sparkling water, but that sounds totally gross to me.

tryingforbabyL · May 2009

mix it with apple juice... that so saved me when I had to drink it.

OR

you could just go get either a big mac from mcdonalds or some chinese food...these two work for me EVERY time.

bennettwed · May 2009

also, i had this issue the other week, and I ended up eating some bread, dipping it in a meditaranian seasoning mix and olive oil, i ended up using quiet a bit of oil and it helped!!

lilone_06 · May 2009

Every time I decie to force some down I'm suprised all over again at how gross it is. GL - hope it helps you.

bizzyoh · May 2009

I'm a little late on this one, but whenever I have to take the prune juice route, we honestly make it a drinking game with prune juice shots for me. it mostly works because I am horrible at poker!

beastmel04 · May 2009

I mix mine with cherry juice, it helps a little. I just can't get over the consistency. And the color. *yuck*

ericaelaine2 · May 2009

i had to take prune juice early in my pregnancy because of the constipation - i thought it was awful. i did the shot thing too - helped me get it down

cbjpl31 · May 2009

Try mixing it with some sprite or 7-up. that helps a little.

roxyttandme · May 2009

I have also had terrible constipation. I found that a Jamba Juice with the flax and fiber supplement cleans me out. On top of which, it tastes 10 times better than prune juice. If a smoothy is not available in your area- you can always go the dried fruit route (dried: aprcots, pears, apples, bannanas, etc.) I don't drink it anylonger- but coffee used to do the same for me.

Good luck!