TMI Q #2: poop...?

GretchenlovesMichael · October 2008

i've definitely started to become more constipated... i am pooping a LOT less than normal, and it's a huge effort every time sorry, i know this is lovely reading material....

anyway, just wondering if you guys have found this gets worse and worse as the weeks pass, or if any of you have taken anything for it, etc. (i *really* want to avoid taking anything if i can).

thanks so much

bethCT · October 2008

For me it is just starting to really hit, before this week, let's just say things were flowing fast

I haven't taken anything yet, but I am trying to bump up my fiber. Also I am finding that it is best if I go whenever I feel like I need to - waiting seems to make things worse.

madhatter2003 · October 2008

Eat more fiber and drink more water for 'natural' cures. A little baby food prunes mixed in applesauce will also help

Colace is generally considered safe as well, it just makes things 'softer' but doesn't make you go. You WILL want that after birth though, trust me.

LisaMarisa · October 2008

I think this is something that gets worse as the baby(ies) get bigger. Water, fiber and exercise/movement are the natural ways to get things moving but I take colace since I am on bed rest and not moving enough. Try not to strain! You dont want to get those roids!

MayDayGirl · October 2008

I startedhaving seriously the hardest poops ever (feel like I'm practicing to deliver!) about 25 weeks? I was normal before then but yes the more pg I am the worse it seems to get!

I won't use a toilet unless a plunger is around! Indifferent

rispergirl · October 2008

Fiber, fiber, fiber, and water. Take a cue from grandma and buy some prunes. Seriously. They are actually really yummy, have some iron and are good for you. Just pop a few each morning and try to avoid eating carbs without fiber. Knock on wood, I haven't had any problems in that department yet.

EastCoastBride · October 2008

Just in the past couple weeks this has become a MUCH bigger issue for me. I've resorted to Metamucil fiber wafers to up my fiber intake. It is helping, but I still may need something to help soften things up.

None of this is helped by the fact that I'm taking iron supplements too, which makes consitpation worse. Yeah for me..... Angry

EmilyAnne · October 2008

Lovely s/e of pregnancy, eh? I have found that raisin bran helps to get my system moving. If things are really slow...I'll eat 2 bowls a day.

And I'm with MayDay, the plunger is my BFF. Embarrassed

mgg · October 2008

I had it bad the first tri - prunes baby, prunes. BUT don't be like Lovemy2boys and eat like 8 of them out of desperation (sorry kerry

you only need to eat one or two and then let them do their thing!

Bella3413 · October 2008

I only went every 4 days before i was PG so It got really bad. So I eat a bowl fiber one cereal every morning with limited milk. I get the one that has the 57% of daily fiber. I also have tried to have a fruit cup as my mid afternoon snack and I take a colace everyday. When I get "backed up" I throw in a small glass of Prune or Plum juice and that helps get things moving