Bathroom question!

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• ClandestineX member

  August 2013

  I have heard that your body may get dependent on stool softeners. I stopped taking them around 3 weeks postpartum and it took a few weeks for things to get back to normal.

   

   

  
  

  
  

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• Sol1790 member

  August 2013

  ClandestineX said:

  I have heard that your body may get dependent on stool softeners. I stopped taking them around 3 weeks postpartum and it took a few weeks for things to get back to normal.

  Guess I am going to have to try just live a few weeks with out taking them :-S

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• CanukMam member

  August 2013

  It took me about three full months to get back to normal, took stool softeners the whole time

  

  

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• NicoleSB80 member

  August 2013

  FWIW both my primary doc and my OB said that remaining on stool softerners for the rest of my lfe was better than the harm of hard bowel movements would have on my bum. I had hemmeroids and an anal fissure PP and was terrified to go off of them.
  
  However I did alot of research and talked with my primary doc and I was able to wean completely off a few weeks ago.
  
  First I upped my fiber significantly (instant high fiber oatmeal by quaker or fiber bars are an easy way to do this at 10gs each). I was told to aim for 25-30g of fiber a day but you might want to build up to it. I did an immediate jump and it resulted in painful gas and bloating for me and little one. I read later to increase the fiber over a couple weeks to that amount to void bloating.
  
  Secondly I drink tons of water and make sure to eat fruit and veggies everyday.
  
  I was taking 3 pills a day and each week I would drop it by 1 pill. Now I haven't taken any in over two weeks.
  
  Lastly if you are dealing with hemmeroids or a fissure you need to fix that first with meds, sitz baths, etc. if not you risk causing more trouble by aggravating them.

  

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• Sol1790 member

  August 2013

  ClandestineX said:

  I have heard that your body may get dependent on stool softeners. I stopped taking them around 3 weeks postpartum and it took a few weeks for things to get back to normal.

  Guess I am going to have to try just live a few weeks with out taking them :-S

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• Sol1790 member

  August 2013

  NicoleSB80 said:

  FWIW both my primary doc and my OB said that remaining on stool softerners for the rest of my lfe was better than the harm of hard bowel movements would have on my bum. I had hemmeroids and an anal fissure PP and was terrified to go off of them.
  
  However I did alot of research and talked with my primary doc and I was able to wean completely off a few weeks ago.
  
  First I upped my fiber significantly (instant high fiber oatmeal by quaker or fiber bars are an easy way to do this at 10gs each). I was told to aim for 25-30g of fiber a day but you might want to build up to it. I did an immediate jump and it resulted in painful gas and bloating for me and little one. I read later to increase the fiber over a couple weeks to that amount to void bloating.
  
  Secondly I drink tons of water and make sure to eat fruit and veggies everyday.
  
  I was taking 3 pills a day and each week I would drop it by 1 pill. Now I haven't taken any in over two weeks.
  
  Lastly if you are dealing with hemmeroids or a fissure you need to fix that first with meds, sitz baths, etc. if not you risk causing more trouble by aggravating them.

  Thanks I will make sure to try your suggestions!

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