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constipated and hurting

Any methods please,  the doctor wanted me to do milk since I'm gestational diabetes but I'm also lactose intolerant and now constipated I took a stool softener 6 hours ago, drank close to 2 bottles of water,  holding food down for now but I need remedys please
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Drinking water is definitely going to help but you should be drinking a lot more on a regular basis. Try a big bowl of shredded wheat too!!
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Prune juice with capful of milk of mag.  
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I second the prune juice remedy.,i also have kiwi daily (heard it helps)
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I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. Drink prune juice.  It's awful but it works! It has also stood the test of time.
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I just talked to my doctors nurse and she said same,  Ty for helping me as well,  I'm glad I'm not alone.. ... I really hate hemeroids lol
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Milk of magnesia should work. I have been constipated and took some yesterday. I had water come out but I am like blocked off so it was liquefied poop coming around the blockage and I will need to repeat for a couple of days to get it all out.
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The problem is,  I have hemeroids really bad and closed up,  nothing can get through.
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Milk of magnesia or miralax
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Try drinking some warm/hot water.  Maybe with some lemon. Kind of like tea!  Helps me sometimes.
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