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If you had IBS before getting preg...

elliotandnicoleelliotandnicole member
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I stopped taking stool softener after the first week PP, but am wondering if I should still take it sometimes.  I had IBS long before I was preg and regulated it with my diet, but now it's like I have it all over again and it is awful!  Anyone else having the same issues?
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  • franciscazfranciscaz member
    My IBS sucks.  I take stool softeners.  It helps and it is safe in nursing.
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  • Rachel2315Rachel2315
    I would keep using them.  I had IBS with diarrhea before pregnancy and through pregnancy, but got really hard stool/constipation afterwards.  It sucked!  My OB told me to keep using stool softener 2x a day for a month, then go down to 1x a day for another month, then quit.  I consulted with my internist who agreed with that plan.
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  • chucknorris11chucknorris11 member
    I had IBS w/constipation before pregnancy and it completely went away while pregnant. I am now managing it with lots of fiber consumption, but I get horrible gas/bloating. IBS sucks.
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  • bim38106bim38106 member

    I take Benefiber for it - 2 servings twice a day. It helps a ton! Between that and regulating my diet, I've been able to control it. It was worse then usual during pregnancy (though it was way better during my first pregnancy) and the first few weeks PP, but now I feel back to "normal".

     

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  • golfbride11golfbride11 member

    imageahartzle:
    I had IBS w/constipation before pregnancy and it completely went away while pregnant. I am now managing it with lots of fiber consumption, but I get horrible gas/bloating. IBS sucks.

    same here - exactly 

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  • elliotandnicoleelliotandnicole member
    IBS does suck.  Thanks for the advice ladies... I was afraid to keep takign the stool softeners, but I think I'll start taking them again.  I'm almost 4 weeks PP, and it's horrible.  I hope it gets better soon. 
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