TMI - but need to know...

[munchkin1982]

Sorry if this is too much information but need to know all is "ok". I never normally have trouble going to the toilet (number 2's) - basically if i need to go, i go! But i have just spent the last half hour on the toilet it sort of got stuck? Then I kinda had to start squeezing/straining to get it out This cannot be good... is this the start of possible problems or just a random difficult one?

Again - sorry about it being too much info!

 

[becks20]

Its normal to be constipated, i go from 1 extreme to the other and have since the begining, Fybogel is great you can buy it in pharmacys and you can get it on prescription too, and your allowed to take it for constipation and diarhea, it helps regulate you aswell x

 

[munchkin1982]

thanks becks20 - i always thought constipation was when you couldn't go at all and the build up so to speak is difficult to come out? Thing is - I'm pretty regular... that's why i'm a tad concerned... :-S x

 

[becks20]

Yea constipation means that its harder and can cut you slightly when coming out and also causes piles as you have to strain really really hard to get it out. I always got it before i got pregnant then i got the total opposite, was just like watery jelly coming out and even the midwife got worried then after 3months i got my constipation back but i do have IBS so i go from 1 to the other. You can buy A small box of fybogel and just take 1 to help you go for now and talk to your midwife when you next see her? It is pretty normal tho to go to constipated as baby is taking alot of fluid so not as much goes into your bowel to soften it x

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

I had it yesterday! Felt I needed to go all day and ended up with really bad tummy ache. Then about 3ish I finally managed to go!! Yay!! Try not to strain to much as it can cause piles

 

[becks20]

http://www.constipationfacts.co.uk/about-constipation.asp?gclid=COvb4_q87aICFYGX2AodQVKx9A


Theres abit more about it x

 

[munchkin1982]

thanks hun - will raid the cupboards cos i'm sure we've got some here (OH suffers with it quite badly but I don't normally) I just got concerned cos I was straining pretty hard and didn't want to be harming baby in anyway... x

 

[munchkin1982]

I had it yesterday! Felt I needed to go all day and ended up with really bad tummy ache. Then about 3ish I finally managed to go!! Yay!! Try not to strain to much as it can cause piles

Thanks hun... that must have been awful for you... Yeah - piles is also a worry for me! Want to avoid that if at all possible! xx

 

[munchkin1982]

http://www.constipationfacts.co.uk/about-constipation.asp?gclid=COvb4_q87aICFYGX2AodQVKx9A


Theres abit more about it x

thanks becks20 - very informative x

 

[all_iz_well]

Hey hun...constipation is a common problem in pregnancy. I usually find that i have this problem if i dont drink enough water! Make sure u have plenty of fruit veg water and milk. Try fruit juices...that sorts me out! I agree with the girls dont strain too much as can cause other problems! Good luck xx

 

[munchkin1982]

Hey hun...constipation is a common problem in pregnancy. I usually find that i have this problem if i dont drink enough water! Make sure u have plenty of fruit veg water and milk. Try fruit juices...that sorts me out! I agree with the girls dont strain too much as can cause other problems! Good luck xx

Thanks hun I shall keep an eye on it so to speak. Just worried me a bit this morning... been fine since and drinking loads too xx

 

[Countrybumpkin]

I do suffer IBS, so might not work for you but worth having a try.
If i start to think i am getting constipated i start having wholemeal bread, rice and pasta with my meal, or weetabix for a couple of days and it seems to help.

 

[Momma`Kat]

Weetabix is amazing.

Ive been back and forth aswell. But the one that got me worried was the most normal ive been in a long time, Just afterward my perinium was on FIRE holy crap. I still dont know how that happened, but it HURTTT for days.

 

[MrsK]

Have the same problem however I found when I didint take my prenacare for a few days (I thought they were making me feel sick) I went back to normal in that department.

 

[munchkin1982]

Have the same problem however I found when I didint take my prenacare for a few days (I thought they were making me feel sick) I went back to normal in that department.

aaawww - i'm so glad you mentioned that! I'd completely forgotten about those and not taken them for the last 3 days Oops!!! x

 

[rbryan0205]

try dilute orange in hot water if your constipated xx

 

[bidsy]

I have it really bad ive suffered with it without being pregnant aswell, I have started eating bran flakes in a morning and drinking more and it seems to be doing the trick cause I often make myself bleed and its not good, ive also got some medicine from docs so its there as a back up x

 

[rbryan0205]

oo yes bran flakes is another good one xx

 

[munchkin1982]

I have it really bad ive suffered with it without being pregnant aswell, I have started eating bran flakes in a morning and drinking more and it seems to be doing the trick cause I often make myself bleed and its not good, ive also got some medicine from docs so its there as a back up x

awww you poor thing might give the bran flakes a go... see if that helps

Thanks girls xx

 

[Heulyn]

If it's not necessarily constipation, but more like it's just tough to go, you could try DulcoEase?

I'd speak to your doctor first though, as the website [click here for site] says this:

• The safety of this medicine for use during pregnancy has not been fully established, though it has been in widespread use for many years with no reported harmful effects. As with all medicines, you should seek medical advice from your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant.
• This medicine may pass into breast milk. It should be used with caution during breastfeeding. As with all medicines, you should seek medical advice from your doctor before taking this medicine if you are breastfeeding.