I was diagnosed with anemia, too. They told me it is very common in pregnancy. I began taking an OTC iron supplement, 65 mg. I was doing okay with it until last week. It caused me to not have a bm for a couple days & I vomitted because my body couldn't digest anything else.
Since this happened, I have started taking the supplement every other day, & drinking a short glass of prune juice on the days in between. My OB suggested eating spinach, but ironically, any time I ate it earlier in my pregnancy, it had the opposite effect on me.
I have heard that bowel blockage can cause premature labor, I'm not sure if this is exactly true but I don't want to chance it.
Good luck & hope everything goes well with your pregnancy!
On my second baby and anaemic both times....Take medication as prescribed but drink tons of water before and after...Also eat a lot of dark green veggies and fruits....Iron is known to cause constipation and back up but I found doing the extra healthy things as back helps....I have never been constipated while taking iron....trust me it works....The baby needs the iron at all stages...and so do u
On my second baby and anaemic both times....Take medication as prescribed but drink tons of water before and after...Also eat a lot of dark green veggies and fruits....Iron is known to cause constipation and back up but I found doing the extra healthy things as backup helps....I have never been constipated while taking iron....trust me it works....The baby needs the iron at all stages...and so do u
With my first son I needed to take iron supplements and had no problems at all
My iron also was very low when I got my results back from thw test at 30 weeks. I have to take the same dosage of iron but twice daily. I make sure I take lots of green leafy vegetables like kale salad, I juice using kale and beets and I drink lots of water as well. No problem using the bathroom.