Anyone else backed up?

[dinahdrake]

So I've been backed up for roughly a week and this isn't very fun. Laxatives aren't really an option just because of my pills. I've upped my fiber and water intake and I've been trying to eat foods to...encourage movement. No go. Anyone got any tips?

[jcrewgirl]

Movement. Walking or running should start things moving.

[dinahdrake]

Feb 21, 2016 21:25:21 GMT -5 jcrewgirl said:

Movement. Walking or running should start things moving.

I totally forgot about that. I'm pretty much stuck to my house when it comes to exercising (thanks, UC). Looks like I get to do laps around my first floor!

[hikingmama222]

I keep going between extremes. Not fun. A cup of coffee usually gets things moving for me though.

[ksyknelvr73]

Mine is either totally backed up or diarrhea. No in between. Coffee works wonders. I also run but haven't found that to be helping.

[meow84]

Prune juice. I had terrible constipation my last pregnancy and it's the only thing that worked. Don't drink TOO much though, because then you will have the opposite problem, lol.

[raechay]

+1 for alternating constipation/diarrhea. It will turn into only constipation by summer though.

Also +1 for walking and extra fluids- hot drinks always do it for me. Decaf tea or coffee, hot cocoa.

As for meds- colace (docusate) is a stool softener (NOT laxative) which I believe is safe for first tri.

ETA: Metamucil too.

[WittyLittle]

yyyyyyyep. I've been eating poorly (crackers and pretzels for life at the mo) and it's really doing a number on my number 2's
I'm going to try to move more and drink more also, and eating raisins. Tried prune juice yesterday but it came back up.
It's making me so grumpy! :/ Poor H.

[becole]

Water, salad, coffee, miralax, prunes, etc...
You can also take a stool softener like Surfak or Colace.

[britta]

Feb 21, 2016 21:34:31 GMT -5 hikingmama222 said:

I keep going between extremes. Not fun. A cup of coffee usually gets things moving for me though.

+1 on going between the extremes for me right now.

Last time around I had pretty bad constipation my whole pregnancy (bad enough that I ended up with a tear and needing surgery after I had my son). Colace is safe for pregnancy (per my OB, always check with yours first) and is a softener, not laxative. In addition to what others have suggested I'll add make sure you're drinking an adequate amount of water. Outside of pregnancy I notice things are slower when I'm not adequately hydrated.

[macaronmama]

I took some docusate sodium this Saturday when I was having issues and it helped a great deal. Like britta, it's not a laxative, just helps relax things down there. I'm eating a lot of fruit & veg, but its also not really helping. DH got me some dried apricots to see if that would get things working, but I ended up not being able to eat more than one due to the texture (I normally love them, boo).

More water!

[FiliaRitae]

Another one with extremes, but mostly on the opposite end of the spectrum than you. But I have always found dried apricots to be highly effective.

[erien22846]

Metamucil is my go-to. I've heard good things about gummy prenatals with fiber, too.

Personally, I don't take my vitamins with my fiber though.

[littlelanes]

Coffee! it's the only thing that works for me since I can't be on Adderall right now (that was my go to before).

[jwinct]

I swear by coffee. I have a cup of regular coffee every morning and I have never had any issues with constipation with any of my pregnancies.

[dinahdrake]

Apparently the fix for me was yogurt. I feel 10000000 times better right now. I would take the coffee route if I liked the stuff. Looks like I need to stock up on the stuff, that and mint tea.