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Finally found my cure for constipation
kiyamurph
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Excuse the TMI:
Never in my life have I ever been constipated so I had no idea what that would feel like. Enter pregnancy and now I'm well versed into just how not fun it is to be constipated. I would poo about every couple of days and when I did finally go, oh baby jesus, it felt like I was shitting out a sailboat...sideways. I swear I was this close to tears it hurt so bad. I tried upping my water in take, eating more fruits and vegetables, all to no avail. I didn't want to take anything like milk of magnesia for fear of not being able to stop pooing but I was starting to get to that point where I was going to give in. Well, last night, my husband made chili and I told him to put plenty of kidney beans in it and oh holy mother! Never have I felt so much relief in my life. No more pooing sailboats 
What worked for everyone else?
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Re: Finally found my cure for constipation
Baby G born 6/6/14, 37 weeks 1 day due to preeclampsia. 5lb12oz 19"
#2 due Christmas 2016.
The only thing that has given me a normal trip to the bathroom in 11 weeks is apple cider!
Highly recommended!
Now, it's awful! I am lucky to go one or two small rabbit-like times per week until I do something about it. Prune juice works, but I find I get really bad cramps and gas when I drink it - so it's hard to bring myself to do it. It sure does work though!
I don't have kidney beans, but maybe I'll cook up some baked beans tonight and see if that does the same thing. :-)
Baby #1 due June 5th, 2014
LOL the same thing happened to me! Well that was a couple weeks ago..now I'm showing again because of how terrible this constipation has been. Fml.
Excitedly awaiting my first!
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