Anyone else taking colace?

Re: Anyone else taking colace?

• mrs.happy member

  December 2010

  Colace is a stool softener.  I makes bowel movements softer, wetter, and easier to pass.  It's not a laxative, so it doesn't "speed things up."  So basically, it works better to prevent constipation than to relieve it once you're already there.  

  My prenatal vitamins actually have a very small dose of Colace in them, to prevent the constipation that can come with calcium and iron.  I have found it works great.  No trouble since I switched to this brand.  The dose in my vitamins is 50mg, which would be like taking 1/2 a regular Colace pill.

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• kate05 member

  December 2010

  I take one a day with my iron pill.  I am anemic and the extra iron pill is making things unpleasant.  I also take Miralax if I get really blocked up and have 5 prunes a day.  It seems to be helping. 
  

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• llovasco member

  December 2010

  i'm taking 2 pills of the generic colace every few days. i don't find my stool particularly soft or wet, but it does help keep things going. if i'm really in trouble, i use miralax which is stronger. luckily, neither of those 2 medications have ever taken me by surprise and had me running for a toilet. nope, both are pretty subtle. 

  

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• LexGator member

  December 2010

  I took it once before my BFP, and it gave me painful -- like doubled over in pain -- cramps. So, I'm trying to add fiber to my diet rather than take any supplements. But, I've heard it works for a lot of people.
  

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• kellymacc

  December 2010

  So far I've been pretty regular, but my BM's have been hard and not so pleasant to pass. I started taking Colace, just one capsule (50 mg) every few days and it definitely has helped soften things up!
  

  

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• jessalynn221

  December 2010

  mrs.happy:

  Colace is a stool softener.  I makes bowel movements softer, wetter, and easier to pass.  It's not a laxative, so it doesn't "speed things up."  So basically, it works better to prevent constipation than to relieve it once you're already there.  

  My prenatal vitamins actually have a very small dose of Colace in them, to prevent the constipation that can come with calcium and iron.  I have found it works great.  No trouble since I switched to this brand.  The dose in my vitamins is 50mg, which would be like taking 1/2 a regular Colace pill.

  what brand of prenatal vitamins do you take?

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• b55c member

  December 2010

  my doctor just mentioned this to me at my last check up.  but she also gave me a sample of a different pre-natal which has a lower dose of iron and a stool softener.  so far my pain has been much better and i can't tell you how excited i was to have a normal bm this morning.  (this constipation is really preparing me to be a mom-i've never been so excited about poop!)  but it's good to know that some people have had a good experience with colace.

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• hmms member

  December 2010

  I take 3/day (dr's recommendation) and I still don't go as often as I'd like; I had the same problem w/ DS #1.  Even w/ 3/day, I've never had to rush to the bathroom, it just feels normal.

  

   

  

  

   

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