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MrsZ21311
LIF Zygote
Member since 8/12 11 total posts
Name:
Lindsay
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Constipation
Ok so I'm in my 6th wk and I have been so constipated the last few days. Does anyone know if there is anything safe to take???
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Posted 8/19/12 11:05 AM  |
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Cheeks24
Living a dream
Member since 1/08 8589 total posts
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Cheeks
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Constipation
Eat prunes!
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| Posted 8/19/12 11:21 AM |
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LoLaBlue
PARTY OF 5
Member since 6/10 6900 total posts
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Re: Constipation
join the club 
My Dr will only allow Metamucil, Colace, Fibercon & Surfak.
I have found drinkinging prune juice or just eating the prunes themselves help.
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| Posted 8/19/12 11:21 AM |
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CarolAnn721
LIF Toddler
Member since 8/11 384 total posts
Name:
CarolAnn
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Re: Constipation
You can colace. It's a stool stoftener, so don't worry. It isn't like a laxative where you take it and have to stay home.
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| Posted 8/19/12 12:23 PM |
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springsandra
Baby girl has a baby brother!
Member since 11/09 7155 total posts
Name:
Sandra
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Constipation
Mirilax is similar to colase -- it draws water into the colon to make it easier to go, without actually being a laxative. It just makes things move smoother. That's what my OB recommended this pregnancy, although the same OB recommended colase last time.
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| Posted 8/19/12 12:53 PM |
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ny55angel
car seat tech & geek :-)
Member since 2/06 4346 total posts
Name:
P
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Constipation
I found miralax to be easier because you can just use a little less if you need to adjust the dose. The colase you can only either take one pool or two (and with DS I was actually taking three right in the beginning)
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| Posted 8/19/12 2:18 PM |
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Deenintendo
LIF Adolescent
Member since 6/11 847 total posts
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Re: Constipation
My ob recommended the miralax as well
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| Posted 8/19/12 3:50 PM |
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Strawberry2468
It's summatime
Member since 3/09 4739 total posts
Name:
Christine
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Re: Constipation
Benefiber!! Works wonders. Mix it into your drinks every day. I swear by it. I tried prune juice, colace, etc.
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| Posted 8/19/12 3:51 PM |
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MrsZ21311
LIF Zygote
Member since 8/12 11 total posts
Name:
Lindsay
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Constipation
thank you all SO much!!!!
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| Posted 8/19/12 3:56 PM |
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trnity44
I hope you stay beautiful baby
Member since 5/05 8356 total posts
Name:
Liz
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Re: Constipation
My OB suggested Colace.
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| Posted 8/19/12 4:31 PM |
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Justcantbe
LIF Infant
Member since 6/12 163 total posts
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Constipation
Mr dr preferred I not taking anything in the first semester....this has been the worst week for me by far!!! Prune juice, bran flakes, bran muffins, beans, yogurt, walking, got down on all fours (elbows and knees) and swayed, bent over the kitchen chair and ' prayed' .....with all of that combined, it has still taken me hours to go. TMI-tears of joy come to mind just when I fart. LOL!!!! Wouldn't change any of it because we are thrilled to have our little one, but man oh man....I don't remember any of my friends or family talking about this challenge when they were preggo.
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| Posted 8/20/12 12:25 AM |
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ny55angel
car seat tech & geek :-)
Member since 2/06 4346 total posts
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Re: Constipation
Posted by Justcantbe
Mr dr preferred I not taking anything in the first semester....this has been the worst week for me by far!!! Prune juice, bran flakes, bran muffins, beans, yogurt, walking, got down on all fours (elbows and knees) and swayed, bent over the kitchen chair and ' prayed' .....with all of that combined, it has still taken me hours to go. TMI-tears of joy come to mind just when I fart. LOL!!!! Wouldn't change any of it because we are thrilled to have our little one, but man oh man....I don't remember any of my friends or family talking about this challenge when they were preggo.
I would talk to your dr again. Putting yourself through the stress and straining to go is NOT good at all. You can wind up with an impacted colon, hemroids, or rectal bleeding. I'm in my 3rd pregnancy and have taken something all three times. Do not let yourself suffer because your Dr is being (in my opinion) unnecessarily over cautious. The risks of what I mentioned CAN be avoided.
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| Posted 8/20/12 8:03 AM |
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