constipated??
February 28th, 2008
hi all, im 13weeks pregnant with baby number 3. and im really constipated. i feel like i need to take a number 2 all the time. and when i do im on the toilet for about half an hour straining. and its like tiny rabbit poo lol sorry about the description! is there anything i can do to relieve this?
thanks all (”,)
March 1st, 2008 at 8:32 am
Try sprinkling ground flax seed on your cereal in the morning and keep track of your fluids,make sure you drink more.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:44 am
My daughter has had the same problem. They told her to take Senokot. She also drinks apple juice, and this seems to help. Good Luck!
March 4th, 2008 at 4:18 am
im 13 weeks too and im having the same problem. i bought some benefiber and added it to some apple juice and about 5 hours later i felt muuuuuch better. also i heard coffee (decaf of course) helps a lot but i haven’t tried it. also if you can stand the taste (i can’t) some good ol fashioned prune juice should help. good luck and congrats!
March 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am
colace the generic is docusate sodium and my doctor said glycerin suppositories are safe to use
March 6th, 2008 at 6:51 am
its likely due to increased iron intake. Talk to your dr, if you have been on an iron suppliment or an iron enriched prenatal, you may want to switch. Try to drink more water and eat more fiber.
March 8th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
If it looks like rabbit droppings, then you’re dehydrated. Try to drink more water and maybe even some gatorade/powerade.
Take a stool softner. You can get one from any drugstore–it’ll cost around $6 (at least here it does). Take 2 a day and you’ll find that you are MUCH happier in that department.
Also try to eat more fiber in your diet, but sometimes that’s hard to do when all you crave are fatty foods.
March 11th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
lots of good advice given already.
I just want to add, don’t strain too much or else you’ll get monster hemorrhoids.
March 12th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Had the same problem and still occasionally do. What works for me is salads and fruits! Get stuff moving in no time! Watermelon and grapes! I drink water all day and nothing else, so that helps. Ask for a prenatal with a stool softener in it, such as precare. And make sure to get Bran in your diet. Like try wheat bread and brown rice. Really does help without having to take meds of any kind. Good Luck!
March 12th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Try switching the brand of prenatal vitamins you are taking….I’ve heard this can help some people. Also, load up on the bran, and drink plenty of water.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
talk to the doc and see if you can take a stool softener. If not, increase fiber, and maybe decrease iron. I know that when I have iron supplements I get constipated really bad.
Good Luck!
March 16th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Eat a handful of prunes. That’ll do the trick!