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Horrible Morning

clangley09clangley09 member
in August 2011 Moms

Most monday mornings I get to sleep late, but not this morning : /

Last night I was so constipated that I felt like throwing up. Didn't have time to go to the store for medicine so I looked up rememdies that I may have in the house and I saw one that called for a tablespoon of brown sugar and ice water. I ate it, drank my water and eventually drifted off to sleep. I woke up early to find myself on the toilet having extremely painful bowel movements. This is horrible!

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  • Themetastic Themetastic member
    Oh no Sad  Hope you feel better soon.
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  • atackatack member
    Let's be positive...at least you're not constipated anymore! 
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  • desmerelda317desmerelda317

    imageatack:
    Let's be positive...at least you're not constipated anymore! 

    That's not true.  If her bowel movements are painful, then she most likely IS still constipated.  Constipation is not "not going."  It refers to bowels that are very hard and compacted.  Often, constipation coincides with an inability to have a bowel movement, but they are not one and the same.  It is a common misunderstanding.  I didn't realize what constipation really meant until a nurse informed me of that.

    To the OP, sorry :(  That does sound like a rough morning.  Colace, a stool softener, is supposed to be safe during pregnancy I believe.  I would recommend getting some.  It should help.

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    I have in the past (not while pregnant) taken Correctol, a soft stool softener, and have woken up with extreme cramping and painful bowel movements, but everything has come out.  I felt better after the pain!

     

    Sorry if you are still feeling bad, I interpreted that you had gone, but you were just in pain. 

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    I'm so sorry :( Have you tried taking Colace? Supposedly it's a lot less harsh on your tummy than some of the other OTC meds.

    Have you tried eating prunes or drinking prune juice? That can REALLY help.

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  • desmerelda317desmerelda317
    imageatack:

    I have in the past (not while pregnant) taken Correctol, a soft stool softener, and have woken up with extreme cramping and painful bowel movements, but everything has come out.  I felt better after the pain!

     

    Sorry if you are still feeling bad, I interpreted that you had gone, but you were just in pain. 

    Sorry, I think you interpreted her post correctly.  I think she has gone.  But I was just trying to say there's a difference between not going and going but having painful bowel movements.  It is the painful bowel movement that leads me to believe she's still constipated because that means her bowels are still very hard and compacted which is why I recommended colace to her because that is a stool softener that I think is safe during pregnancy (though she should double check with her doctor).  Sorry if my response confused you.  All I meant was that just because a person has successfully had a bowel movement, doesn't mean the constipation is over.  Does that make sense?

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  • clangley09clangley09 member
    Thank you all! I have gone after sitting on the toilet for an hour..no fun, but I feel much better. I am going to the store today to invest in stool softner and prune juice!
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    imagedesmerelda317:
    imageatack:

    I have in the past (not while pregnant) taken Correctol, a soft stool softener, and have woken up with extreme cramping and painful bowel movements, but everything has come out.  I felt better after the pain!

     

    Sorry if you are still feeling bad, I interpreted that you had gone, but you were just in pain. 

    Sorry, I think you interpreted her post correctly.  I think she has gone.  But I was just trying to say there's a difference between not going and going but having painful bowel movements.  It is the painful bowel movement that leads me to believe she's still constipated because that means her bowels are still very hard and compacted which is why I recommended colace to her because that is a stool softener that I think is safe during pregnancy (though she should double check with her doctor).  Sorry if my response confused you.  All I meant was that just because a person has successfully had a bowel movement, doesn't mean the constipation is over.  Does that make sense?

     

    Yes, thanks!  I never really knew the difference.  I just figured once you go, you aren't constipated...

    Thanks for explaining!!! 

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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
    ugh, that's awful! i have been pretty constipated myself and almost cried the other day on the toilet. i miss regularity! i truly hope you feel better and if you get a decent remedy, please let me know. 
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