TMI THREAD!!!! - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

Andbabymakes2 · 01-13-2013, 04:26 PM

Sorry but I didn't want to post the issue in the title.

Is anyone else dealing with severe constipation already? I have issues normally but now that I am taking the iron (my prenatal doesn't have any) and not drinking regular coffee I am going to die. I've barely gone in 4-5 days and I feel horrible. I even took some senna pills! Nothing! I need suggestions.

mvp529 · 01-13-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Andbabymakes2

Sorry but I didn't want to post the issue in the title.

Is anyone else dealing with severe constipation already? I have issues normally but now that I am taking the iron (my prenatal doesn't have any) and not drinking regular coffee I am going to die. I've barely gone in 4-5 days and I feel horrible. I even took some senna pills! Nothing! I need suggestions.

Yes!! I was in the same boat just the other day. I took the max dose of milk of magnesia. It worked in like 2 hours. I am also taking 4 of the fiber gummies each day. It's so miserable!

sisu · 01-13-2013, 04:46 PM

Not this time, but with my last pregnancy I was taking Zofran and didn't poop for practically the first two trimesters.

My doc recommended some type of fiber capsules, those and a ton of water helped a little.

robyn_h · 01-13-2013, 05:08 PM

Coffee was the only thing that could make me go during my short time on zofran. I drank regular coffee but I read that decaf would work too. I guess if decaf didn't work I would try caffeinated, but I know some people are more careful than me.

BeccaSueCongdon · 01-13-2013, 05:31 PM

Psyllium husk is a good one for dealing with constipation. I took Magenium/calcium supplements that made a big difference. There is a powdered drink mix that's called Calm that's at Fred Meyers in the natural section. It tastes like lemonade. And I have a friend who swears by adding 1 tbsp of oil (olive oil) daily. You can put it over salad, mix it with oatmeal, or pour it over eggs.

stevensmom · 01-13-2013, 05:35 PM

I have the opposite problem

I have (self diagnosed) IBS and its horrible when I'm not pregnant. That I'm kind of glad to get the relief every 2 days of nothing

but yes being plugged up is horrid! Hope you can find some relief

Monkeymamaof2 · 01-13-2013, 05:41 PM

I take miralax every other day and stool softeners (2) in the evenings. I take them faithfully because I am on the Zofran pump. I normally take fiber pills but lately they make me really bloated.

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Andbabymakes2 · 01-13-2013, 06:22 PM

Hmmm. Thanks ladies! I do have psyllium husk already. Maybe I'll try that. I might just need to do the MOM tonight though.

lynn97 · 01-13-2013, 11:12 PM

I struggled with this during my first pg and have already had a few issues this time. My rx prenatal has stool softener in it, which really seems to help but sometimes I take my gummy prenatals instead. Metamucil (or any other physillium husk fiber) helps too. I was in the same boat as you last week but I felt like everything was "right there" (sorry if that is tmi). I was planning on getting glycerin suppositories if things didn't happen on their own but, thankfully, they did. Everything I read said that glycerin suppositories were safe.

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Andbabymakes2 · 01-14-2013, 08:02 AM

I don't normally have this issue this early on which sucks. I know some of it is a diet thing too. I haven't been eating the best. I will def start a fiber regimen.

01-13-2013, 04:26 PM	#1
Andbabymakes2 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE Kansas Posts: 6,603 Ratings: 76 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	TMI THREAD!!!! Sorry but I didn't want to post the issue in the title. Is anyone else dealing with severe constipation already? I have issues normally but now that I am taking the iron (my prenatal doesn't have any) and not drinking regular coffee I am going to die. I've barely gone in 4-5 days and I feel horrible. I even took some senna pills! Nothing! I need suggestions. __________________ Vanessa, Wife to Jeff, SAHM to Vivian(9/26/06) Lauren(10/04/08) Evan (8/31/11), and Samuel Dean (8/17/13)

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sisu Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 7,367 Ratings: 47 Feedback: 100%	Re: TMI THREAD!!!! Not this time, but with my last pregnancy I was taking Zofran and didn't poop for practically the first two trimesters. My doc recommended some type of fiber capsules, those and a ton of water helped a little.

01-13-2013, 05:35 PM	#6
stevensmom Super Moderator Squeeze your own darn cheeks Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: a little place called Home Posts: 45,462 Ratings: 427 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: TMI THREAD!!!! I have the opposite problem I have (self diagnosed) IBS and its horrible when I'm not pregnant. That I'm kind of glad to get the relief every 2 days of nothing but yes being plugged up is horrid! Hope you can find some relief __________________ Erica , wife to Ben, momma to Steven "Boo"11/30/06 & Emily "MonkeyBuns"9/11/10 Matthew "Bubbles" joined the crew August 29, 2013 Forever in my heart, always on my mind (3.09, 5.09, 12.11)...."Life's too short to buy green bananas" Swag with me! Bing it!

01-13-2013, 05:41 PM	#7
Monkeymamaof2 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 225 Ratings: 1 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	I take miralax every other day and stool softeners (2) in the evenings. I take them faithfully because I am on the Zofran pump. I normally take fiber pills but lately they make me really bloated. Sent from my iPhone using DS Forum __________________ I am a WOHM to JJ 10/3/06 and Jio 7/18/08 and a loving GF to Adam and #3 due in August

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Andbabymakes2 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE Kansas Posts: 6,603 Ratings: 76 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: TMI THREAD!!!! Hmmm. Thanks ladies! I do have psyllium husk already. Maybe I'll try that. I might just need to do the MOM tonight though. __________________ Vanessa, Wife to Jeff, SAHM to Vivian(9/26/06) Lauren(10/04/08) Evan (8/31/11), and Samuel Dean (8/17/13)