Help me poop!

[meladorie]

It's been days. What's safe to take? I've never taken any laxative abs never had constipation in pregnancy before. This sucks.

[Deleted]

Miralax.

Or prunes....Miralax will be faster.

[EmMilAlly]

Ooh ooh I (unfortunately) know this one! I relied on prune juice and a glycerine suppositories my entire previous pregnancy. Use the prune juice if it feels like things are stopped up further up in your GI track and the suppository if things are stuck further down. Only drink a small amount of the prune juice though- a little goes a long way!

[cosmicav]

COLACE!!!!!!!

It is a stool softener (made of magic) and when needed, if you combine it with miralax...


If it was not for colace, I don't know that I ever would have pooped last pregnancy. It is safe for pregnancy

[lilmonk]

Pear smoothie with orange juice.

Opens you up like Niagra Falls.

[cosmicav]

Also, drink LOTS of water and eat lots of fiber-rich foods. Lots of beans, raisin bran, etc.

[zcookiemonster]

Ugh I'm trying all of this. Thanks for asking, struggling big time over here!

[EmMilAlly]

FFSC - when I was on maternity leave my boss moved my office for me and had to move my drawer full of pregnancy pooping supplies. I was induced early or I would have taken that home. I'm still horrified by this.

[meladorie]

Jun 26, 2016 20:30:28 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

COLACE!!!!!!!

It is a stool softener (made of magic) and when needed, if you combine it with miralax...


If it was not for colace, I don't know that I ever would have pooped last pregnancy. It is safe for pregnancy

How fast does it work? I'm like irrationally scared of taking it at night and pooping myself in my sleep

[staccajaye]

I second Colace, I would take at night and be able to go I the morning for my first.
I actually have the Aussie version now to take when I need too

[flyinghorses6]

I take colace with my prenatals every morning. It isn't a laxative--just helps soften. DNW hemorrhoids. Ever.

[PepperPottsJ]

meladorie - I recently change prenatals, my original had 50mg of colace built in, so I take that daily. I am also eternally grateful to mrsjene - red grapes do the trick!

[oldbaylover1024]

All the above are good suggestions. Also, all the fiber in the world will NOT help if you're not drinking enough water. Seriously - the more fiber you eat without enough water, the worse your constipation will be.

And hemorrhoids suck. Been there a few times!

[sweetieheart32]

+1 for colace it's gentle.

[mrsjene]

My advice to PepperPottsJ was red grapes. I've only been constipated a few times this pregnancy and each time, red grapes do the trick.

Eat a big bowl of red grapes and when you think you can't possibly eat any more red grapes, EAT MORE. The next morning, you'll be glad you did.

Edit: Also...hi! This isn't my BMB, but since I was tagged....

[meladorie]

Thanks all! Grapes sound great. And colace. I drink 100 ounces of water a day- surely that's enough right?

[oldbaylover1024]

Sounds like enough water to me. Grapes are natural fiber and, if you can stomach them, should help. Good luck!

[CoffeeOnIce]

Once you get things rolling again I highly recommend a fibery cereal for breakfast like plain mini wheats or a kashi cereal. It was like clockwork for me with a good breakfast as long as I was consistently eating it.

[cosmicav]

Jun 26, 2016 20:59:43 GMT -5 meladorie said:

Jun 26, 2016 20:30:28 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

COLACE!!!!!!!

It is a stool softener (made of magic) and when needed, if you combine it with miralax...


If it was not for colace, I don't know that I ever would have pooped last pregnancy. It is safe for pregnancy

How fast does it work? I'm like irrationally scared of taking it at night and pooping myself in my sleep

It is a softener but it won't just turn it into liquid--you should still have regular bowel control. It is the best thing ever especially if you have been backed up and have rock poops. I think it was about 7ish (or less) hours after I took one that I would usually poop.

[meladorie]

Jun 27, 2016 16:06:12 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

Jun 26, 2016 20:59:43 GMT -5 meladorie said:

How fast does it work? I'm like irrationally scared of taking it at night and pooping myself in my sleep

It is a softener but it won't just turn it into liquid--you should still have regular bowel control. It is the best thing ever especially if you have been backed up and have rock poops. I think it was about 7ish (or less) hours after I took one that I would usually poop.

Just chugged a glass of prune juice. If I take it now is that overkill?

[cosmicav]

Jun 27, 2016 17:15:39 GMT -5 meladorie said:

Jun 27, 2016 16:06:12 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

It is a softener but it won't just turn it into liquid--you should still have regular bowel control. It is the best thing ever especially if you have been backed up and have rock poops. I think it was about 7ish (or less) hours after I took one that I would usually poop.

Just chugged a glass of prune juice. If I take it now is that overkill?

Girl, you gotta do what you gotta do. Godspeed!!!!


(I'm not an expert, but I don't think it shouldn't be overkill, since I think prune juice moves it along and colace softens it)

[meladorie]

Jun 27, 2016 19:17:10 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

Jun 27, 2016 17:15:39 GMT -5 meladorie said:

Just chugged a glass of prune juice. If I take it now is that overkill?

Girl, you gotta do what you gotta do. Godspeed!!!!


(I'm not an expert, but I don't think it shouldn't be overkill, since I think prune juice moves it along and colace softens it)

Pray for me

[cosmicav]

Jun 27, 2016 19:21:27 GMT -5 meladorie said:

Jun 27, 2016 19:17:10 GMT -5 cosmicav said:

Girl, you gotta do what you gotta do. Godspeed!!!!


(I'm not an expert, but I don't think it shouldn't be overkill, since I think prune juice moves it along and colace softens it)

Pray for me

[ImAPepper]

Berries have been helping me. That or a probiotic. If you're uncomfortable taking one without the doc saying so, you can always call and ask

[meladorie]

I pooped!!!! Thanks colace FTW!

[littleredfish]

+1 for Colace. It's even what they give at my hospital here after birth. It wasn't super fast acting like no fear that I couldn't leave the house after taking it; but it did the job within about 4-5 hours. I remember taking one dose then taking a second 4 hours later and it happened like right after that every time.