Laxatives :s

[abcd1234]

Does anyone know of good natural laxatives, or chemist ones i can actually take??
I thought i'd got away with none of these type problems but i've been all "stuck" for a week, i literally cannot go, even though i know i need to.
Over the past few days i've been eating natural yoghurt and those yoghurt drinks, and eating grapes and tomatos and the like, usually the drinks sort me out no problem but i'm getting a little fed up now!!

It's so embarassing talking about loo problems but i'm not sure what laxatives i can take whilst pregnant, and tbh i really dont want to take them anyway, id rather try natural things

 

[xJuliex]

what about pure orange juice??

 

[bowmanzoo]

Hi

You are safe to take Senokot which I must say is vile, well I think it is anyway. Send me your address and i'll gladly send you my unused ones and you can also take lactalose from the chemist, it says on the back to take so many spoons on the first day but I just take 1 - 2 teaspoons and then that gets me moving again. My husband followed the instructions on the back and he kind of exploded lol so I'd just take one or two teaspoons for the first day to see if that moves you along.

 

[miffy]

I've been using Normacol Plus and have to say it's brilliant! It's natural high fibre plus gentle laxative - granules which you swallow whole with water, you only need about half a teaspoon and it soon sorts you out. It was prescribed by my doctor - I know I'm not in the UK, but it might be worth asking in the chemist. I'm just really worried about getting piles so close to delivery, and like you had had a week with 'no movement' . It doesn't take much to block me up!! Hope you find something to sort you out soon

 

[smile]

cherries - lots of them

 

[keli]

prunes

 

[MJANEW1979]

try lactulose- you can get on prescription!

M x

 

[Suzie and Faith]

bicarbonate soda - 2 teaspoons in some water, tastes a bit strange but works!

And eat weetabix every day!

 

[Princess_Puddles]

Senokot, Prunes or prune juice, Rasins.