pregnant and constipated

Any of u ladies pregnant or been prego and was constipated if yes what did u do

Hello. I'm 8 weeks pregnant with first baby and I'm constipated. Can I take something to help me. Or will it harm the baby. I'm so scared I might do something wrong.

Is it safe to take fiber capsules when pregnant?

I'm 6 weeks pregnant and I'm very bloated and constipated.

Call your doctor/midwife when you have time and ask if colace is safe to take while pregnant. It saved my life after my daughter was born to have a good stool softener!

I'm only 5 weeks pregnant but so constipated! Pre-pregnancy I was very regular but things have pretty much stopped. Lol is anyone else experiencing this? what are the safe treatments? Any suggestions wecome! Thanks!

I am now in my second trimester and do not get constipated anymore, but a lot of it probably has to do with me drinking a crap ton of water everyday. Good luck, I know how bad it *****!

Oh! I should also add that you SHOULD NOT take anything over the counter to increase bowel movements until you speak with your OBGYN. This includes anything natural like milk of magnesium or anything similar.

Drink more water and if worse comes to worse get a stool softener(look up whats okay to take while pregnant).....Don't push too hard!! Sounds silly but relax, inhale through your nose and exhale out of your mouth. This relaxes everything and makes it easier to go.

I'm 11 wks pregnant with my first child. For a few weeks i.was constipated for a few weeks, i was able to go here and there but not much. now for the past week i have had diarrhea. It started off soft and now is like water. Now i am very worried. I dont know if its because i was so backed up or because i did stop taking my nausea prescription. My last u/s was when i was 6 weeks and the baby had a 160 bpm. I dont have my next appt. Until Thursday.

Hi lady's I'm pregnant and I'm super constipated, I'm not been able to use the laboratory in three days, wich that is the longest I can ever remember, I'm pretty much healthy, I eat vegan/vegetarian most of the time, meat only once a week, eight glasses of water I drink a day, I don't drink sodas or eat any prosses food.

Try sitting on an exercise ball and concentrate. It provides good posture and then voala! The urge to poop comes. Im doing that also since my aunt was doing it when shes pregnant. Drink lots of water too and fruits.

When I first got pregnant I didn't poop for weeks to the point too where it started hurting me (do to the meds they had me on) it finally happened one day but I still get constipated all the time.

So I've barely passed a bowel in a week. I'm only 8 weeks pregnant but I am so constipated and bloated I look at least 4 months pregnant. It's painful and extremely uncomfortable. What do I do? What can I take?

Oh honey I was constipated so bad and had to drive to Detroit for a wedding around that same week in my pregnancy. Hurt so bad and I almost had to go to the hospital. I had to drink water mixed with miralax my OB said it was safe.

I had the same problem when pregnant. I now have 2 kiwis and a half of banana every morning and its the best thing I've tried.

I have IBS, general pregnancy constipation and constipation as a side effect from the medication I am on for my Hyperemesis. I'm 38 weeks and this has been an issue my entire pregnancy. I've tried it ALL and nothing worked. I was even rushed to the hospital after not being able to go for 14 DAYS!!! Per the doctor and my home care nurse, I have to give myself an enema every 3 days and that's been Heaven sent. It's a Fleet Saline Enema and it's safe!

Hi, I'm 35 weeks pregnant and I am badly backed up maybe to the point of an impaction. If I go into labor would there be Any complications pushing or blocking her from coming out?

I ate like 6 prices if watermelon and I went 4 times yesterday and twice today and I feel GREAT! I looked it up. Watermelon has 88% water and 12% fiber and is a natural diuretic. I hope this helps!

14wks pregnant and am extremely constipated idk what to take or what I can do to help with this problem its horrible.

sweetangel7----interesting! thanks for pasting that b/c I never would have thought to look into IBS and pregnancy. I forget that I"m pregnant and things will change! i mean...i KNOW i'm pregnant but I keep forgetting that my hormones are going to go up and down and that so many lil things are affected....like sleeping to not sleeping!! Ladies...thanks for the reassurance. I feel better knowing that all pregnancies are diff.

Im am so over this constipation my docter told me to take Miralax and nothing drank prune juice still nothing..Went docter again this morning and she said Milk of Magnesia tried it and its been 7 hours still nothing..Im so uncomfortable and being pregnant & on b bedrest makes it harder! Anyone had this problem???

I'm about 6 weeks pregnant and am encountering constipation. It's not that I haven't gone at all..but small amounts are coming out. I notice myself sitting on the toilet for up to an hour with the stool right there! But just too stubborn to relieve itsself. I'm not sure what I can take or do while pregnant..as this will be my first child. I am pending my first doctors appt..scheduled for 3/4/15. Any advice on what I can do will be greatly appreciated ladies!!

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