constipation during pregnancy

[oshee1122]

this is kinda of personal but i have been really constipated during this pregnancy and when i got to the bathroom i have to like strain kinda hard to have a bowel movement and when im done my who belly hurts i was just wondering is it ok to strain that hard while im pregnant im 17 weeks and i dont wanna hurt the baby

[oshee1122]

yeah i have been drinking fruit juice alot but not water ill try that and if that dont work than ill try the fiber thing i guess thanks everyone.

[ellbarnes]

I had this problem since I started taking pre-natal vitamins.  I even switched to a kind that wasn't supposed to be as bad  and it didn't make any difference.  I had to take stool softeners almost every day.  For me, no amount of water helped but if I drank alot of orange juice and eat alot of fruit, it did help a bit.  The pharmacist and doctor assured me that stood softeners were safe though.  I also find the omegga 3's seemed to help a little too.  

Try not to strain when you go.  Use suppostories if you have to but don't strain too much.  It was 4 - 5 days at a time before I was going at first, the stood softener every day helped alot.

[angelkisses777]

Hi, yes its normal I have it too! Lots of water & fibre everyday! Blessings

[ProudMumToBe]

Constipation can be a normal pregnancy symptom

[kellibubba]

Yup i have that to. i think its so normal that most people get it. I find drinking fruit juice and water all day help.

[Majikat]

Drink lots of water and lots of fresh fruit add fibre to your diet everyday