Well shit...our weekly poop thread

tbmadeamistake · January 2014

I cannot poop right. It's frustrating. I keep feeling the urge and then NOTHING HAPPENS!! It's getting really frustrating. Now and then I can poop, but not enough to fully take away the urge. Drinking more water is helping a bit, so I guess I'll just stick with that for now. Blergh.

ricecakes1216 · January 2014

I love the title!

Sorry for the frustration. That's no fun!

Bozzy2 · January 2014

I want to poop.

I think that's where all my weight gain is in my poop that just won't come out.

jenn72178 · January 2014

I have had to poop all week and keep feeling like I have to but nothing comes out but gas... So uncomfortable! I think I am about to have a breakthrough though....stay tuned lol.
-send from the bathroom

kimmyberly26 · January 2014

Go Jenn Go! Literally! I started drinking prune juice with ginger ale so that's helped. I hate how DH can poop at the drop of a hat.

jenn72178 · January 2014

Holy crap...literally! I feel like a new woman... I hope you all find some relief soon.

bebemac · January 2014

Ok folks I've got this poop thing figured out! You know how people were talking about the Squatty Potty? I tried something similar by raising my feet on wood boxes and that just wasn't comfortable for my bony butt - but CHECK THIS OUT! I put a small plant stand in the bathroom that is about knee height and I put it in between my legs. I bend forward on it and rest on my forearms and support my head with my hands. I have pooped now FOUR days in a row! Give it a try!

bebemac · January 2014

skamber said:

kimmyberly26 said:
Go Jenn Go! Literally! I started drinking prune juice with ginger ale so that's helped. I hate how DH can poop at the drop of a hat.
Me too:( I have total poop envy

I swear my DH poops like 6 times a day. I don't get it!

kimbercash79 · January 2014

OB said i could do miralax. A godsend.

lucreciac · January 2014

I had the best poop yesterday! All it took was a half-caf coffee and some McDonald's for lunch. I felt like a new woman! And seriously, colace is my best friend.

katekat8721 · January 2014

skamber said:

Go Jenn Go! Literally! I started drinking prune juice with ginger ale so that's helped. I hate how DH can poop at the drop of a hat.
Me too:( I have total poop envy

God me too. I started taking Colace last night and am drinking an insane amount of water. And nada. Nothing. Zilch. GRR.

jshrop · January 2014

bebemac said:

Ok folks I've got this poop thing figured out! You know how people were talking about the Squatty Potty? I tried something similar by raising my feet on wood boxes and that just wasn't comfortable for my bony butt - but CHECK THIS OUT! I put a small plant stand in the bathroom that is about knee height and I put it in between my legs. I bend forward on it and rest on my forearms and support my head with my hands. I have pooped now FOUR days in a row! Give it a try!

anytime I've had a very upset stomach, I've used a small box in my bathroom to put my feet on AND IT HELPS!!! I don't know who put that squatty potty thing on here but I love her! It doesn't necessarily help with constipation. However, I had a glorious one this am, and now I feel 10 lbs lighter and ready to conquer the day! All it took was a small glass of OJ and a small coffee.

good luck with your poops ladies!!

bebemac · January 2014

KrystaJ said:
I swear I pooped a pop can last night. I can't remember when I pooped last before that

Eek! I hate those. 8-X

crossfitkiwi · January 2014

kimbercash79 said:

OB said i could do miralax. A godsend.

Yes! My midwife said that too... takes a few days but oh does it work! I've been playing with the dosage to get it right. For me: 1 x capfull for 2 x days and then about 4-5 days later a lovely big poop (I do a smaller one most days too). Repeat!

lclark79 · January 2014

Yay! I'm finally going semi regularly! I never thought I'd be so happy to go #2! I've been doing regular prune juice in the am and increasing my fiber during the day. Ugh, what a relief!

tbmadeamistake · January 2014

Well, having bitched this morning I just had a decent-ish poop. Maybe because I'm wearing my pregnant belly support belt thingy and it squeezed it all out of me? Either way I'll be way more comfortable at my anatomy scan this afternoon!

JESNYC · January 2014

I've been drinking an apple juice with my breakfast every morning and it has really helped.

arekeweg · January 2014

Yesterday I got very sick (NPR) and had no problems what so ever clearing my entire body out in two ways. Ugh! At that point, I just wanted to revert back to having solid issues...you know!?!

A friend of mine that had a baby in October did acupuncture. She said it helped with pooping for her.

MarciP83 · January 2014

Had some poo poo issues (yep, I totally just said poo poo) for several months and it finally cleared up a few weeks ago (yippee!)...until a root-canal-gone-awry ended with me taking a few pain pills. Now I have the pain pill constipation and oh.my.goodness it stinks. Literally. Painful gas, but no poop. Ughhhhh...

Carriebear22 · January 2014

I started colace last night as well, last time I went I had some vag bleeding, so anything I can do to keep that from happening is good.

coco62014 · January 2014

I'll be weirdo and admit that I am the opposite of constipated and I hate it. I go and go and go...
Why can't there be a happy medium?!

HeyAmberNicole · January 2014

Ladies, I sooo feel ya on the poop. It was even an issue before I got pregnant.

After weeks of basically bunny poops as they are called in my house, the doc reccommended Colace. I went to buy it and it was like $30. I looked at my boyfriend and said "I'm not spending that much on something I'm going to crap out!"

So I got the okay for Metamucil. OMG, within a couple days I was normal. It was awesome. Anyone else on the Metamucil run?

bebemac · January 2014

HeyAmberNicole said:

Ladies, I sooo feel ya on the poop. It was even an issue before I got pregnant.

After weeks of basically bunny poops as they are called in my house, the doc reccommended Colace. I went to buy it and it was like $30. I looked at my boyfriend and said "I'm not spending that much on something I'm going to crap out!"

So I got the okay for Metamucil. OMG, within a couple days I was normal. It was awesome. Anyone else on the Metamucil run?

Costco has some for super cheap. Look for the generic - docusate sodium. Good luck!

Read247 · January 2014

LoHerrim said:

I've been wanting to go to McDonalds for days just to poop!

I made a McDonald's run. An hour later I pooped! Double cheeseburger meal has NEVER let me down. Thank God because I haven't pooped in over a week and my stomach was hurting!!!

flojo973 · January 2014

On day 3 of no pooping. I think I'm going to try the squatty potty and some Miralax tonight. I thought this had resolved itself after 1st tri but I guess not!

katekat8721 · January 2014

I finally pooped! Woot woot!

sjn00 · January 2014

I wanna poop a lot!!!

hscoggins · January 2014

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TDBabyM · January 2014

Pineapple ladies :0) It worked for me, maybe it will work for you.

I really enjoy fruit right now, and I ate a whole pineapple in 2 days, and on the 3rd day I had the most normal bathroom experience since getting pregnant. Maybe its just a fluke, but I really think it was the pineapple.

Bittycakes · January 2014

I feel ya ladies! I find myself having poop envy. My hubby eats something & freaking two seconds later he can poop. It's almost depressing when you feel the urge, get excited that you might be over the "drought" and head to the bathroom...only to find it was a false alarm or a solo-pellet. Never thought my mind would be fixated on poop!

Mindyvl · January 2014

Navel oranges and decaf coffee are my colon's new best friends. A mid-morning snack of these two and without fail, I'm in the bathroom within an hour. It doesn't always want to come out easily, but something always comes out.