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TMI, just a little anyway

skinnursemandeeskinnursemandee member
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Ok So I have a really hard time with prenatals. The pill form makes me really nauseous so I tried liquid, that gives me horrible breath. So I decided this week to try the Flinstone completes and take two of them.

HOLY MOTHER OF constipation!! God it has to be the iron.  Oh the Gas too, I straddled DH last night on the sofa for a snuggle (our nightly routine) and I accidently let one out. He told me I needed to check my plumbing haha.

Anyhoo so my god I cant take the constipation, I have tried extra fiber, Mylanta, Phillips MOM, Its not working...I just want a good poop!!!

ANd now I have these funny sharp pains in my belly button which I know is because I need to poop..

ANyone have any relief for this?

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  • rssnlvrrssnlvr
    Exlax?
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  • ler4ikler4ik
    Try eating some fruits or dried fruits. They have plenty of fiber in it and hopefully it will help. It helps me all the time. GL!
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  • bat stafunybat stafuny
    milk works for me... but i'm a little lactose intolerant.  did you stop taking the flintstones?  i'd say that's step one.  :(  GL!
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  • TootermiTootermi member

    Oh boy! That sucks. I take a centrum adult chewable and an extra 400 mcg folic acid and don't have any problems...just so you know.

    For the constipation....you should try ducolax. Stay near a bathroom though :)

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  • llyynnllyynn member

    Stool softener NOT a laxative, try Metamucil

    ... or take a nice warm shower, a hearty bowl of Kashi go lean cereal and a cup of coffee (my AM routine)

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  • mooetamooeta member
    Mandee have you tried the coated PNV's.  I can't take normal ones they make me want to hurl but I can take the coated ones.  They are coated like a big aspirin and I take them at night and don't have any negative side effects.  I got them at Walgreens and I love them
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  • lilsongbird21lilsongbird21 member
    try eating raisin bran everyday for a few days...that should help your plumbin ;)
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  • tegltegl
    imagellyynn:

    Stool softener NOT a laxative, try Metamucil

    ... or take a nice warm shower, a hearty bowl of Kashi go lean cereal and a cup of coffee (my AM routine)

     

    Kashi can do the trick, but Mandee, if you think you have gas now! 

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  • Maude1014Maude1014
    Have you ever heard of the lemonaid diet? Well it has you drink 32oz of water mixed with 2tbsp of non iodized sea salt. You drink that mixture and in like 20 minutes you are pooping like crazy. It flushes you out. Try that.
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  • skinnursemandeeskinnursemandee member

    imageMaude1014:
    Have you ever heard of the lemonaid diet? Well it has you drink 32oz of water mixed with 2tbsp of non iodized sea salt. You drink that mixture and in like 20 minutes you are pooping like crazy. It flushes you out. Try that.

     

    AHhh the old saline trick!! That does work.  I forgot all about kashi, while that gives me horrible gas, it does make me go.  I dont want to take any laxatives because I am in surgery all day tomorrow and I wont be able to leave a sterile room to go to the bathroom.  I have tried stool softeners and nothing...and ummm no I did not stop the flinstones...Hmm that would be the first step wouldnt it?

    I will try and look for the coated Vitamins, ughhh I miss the ones I took years ago it was a chewable prescription one.. No side effects at all.

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  • christin3580christin3580
    imageskinnursemandee:

    Ok So I have a really hard time with prenatals. The pill form makes me really nauseous so I tried liquid, that gives me horrible breath. So I decided this week to try the Flinstone completes and take two of them.

    HOLY MOTHER OF constipation!! God it has to be the iron.  Oh the Gas too, I straddled DH last night on the sofa for a snuggle (our nightly routine) and I accidently let one out. He told me I needed to check my plumbing haha.

    Anyhoo so my god I cant take the constipation, I have tried extra fiber, Mylanta, Phillips MOM, Its not working...I just want a good poop!!!

    ANd now I have these funny sharp pains in my belly button which I know is because I need to poop..

    ANyone have any relief for this?

    do you have the kind that you take one or two prenatals a day?

    Mine is two..  so i eat something take one and then my omega three...  then 12 hours later or around dinner I eat again and take my other PNV

     It works for me... 

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  • scullyhoyyscullyhoyy
    I take just the regular flinstones & have never had an issue.
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  • Janey_J_09Janey_J_09

    imagemooeta:
    Mandee have you tried the coated PNV's.  I can't take normal ones they make me want to hurl but I can take the coated ones.  They are coated like a big aspirin and I take them at night and don't have any negative side effects.  I got them at Walgreens and I love them

    I think we're taking the same ones and I love mine too!  I hate taking other type of prenatal vitamins cause I keep burping them up hours after I had taken them but these walgreen brand prenatals are wonderful.

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  • candy_mandy85candy_mandy85 member
    How long have you been on them?
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  • Missy0708Missy0708
    I was having the same problem with PNVs. A lot of pp on here suggested Target brand so I bought some this weekend.  No problems so far!  Good luck with the constipation...that is the worst feeling.  The one thing I know works is called Dieter's Tea (you can get it at health food stores).  It is a laxative (senna) though so don't drink unless you can be a near a bathroom after a few hours!
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