Constapated ... Help

[LaurJane]

Need help. I'm extreamly constipated. Sorry tmi. Does anyone have any quick relief ideas or any ways of soothing this? Please help. Thank you in advance. I am drinking water and I have been using essentional oils. Any other ideas? I'm 18 w 3 days.

[sew_cute]

Someone told me to try coconut oil pills

[judybob32]

Benefiber will help too. I had that problem as well. That stuff worked wonders!

[LaurJane]

I take the gummy vitiamins already. The pill kind make me sick. I will be buying Metamucil and yogurt and prune juice today. Thank you all so much for your advice. I really apperiacte it.

[dray0214]

I've heard Colace works wonders, my OB recommended it. He also told me to eat more yogurt a day which has helped a lot!

[TH89]

I've been getting constipation as well - and I'm pretty certain its since I've been taking the vitamins. I bought Metamucil the other day and have a glass in the morning. And since I've had that I've been going normally at least once a day!! I used benefibre before that but it did nothing. Before that as well I took lacdol as a laxative. But definitely try the Metamucil!! :]

[Graybaby2]

Honestly, I won't take meds unless its emergent.  I actually drink a little pickle juice and wha la no more constipation!  Drink too much and u will have explosive diarrhea....

[Boon5615]

Try dried prunes or prune juice if you are worried about taking to many medicines.

[sweetvegetable]

Oh man, prenatal vitamins have the opposite effect on me - hello explosive diarrhea. And I don't think you have to worry about tmi on this forum.

[brkness]

Colace stool softener is safe so is milk of magnesia..also miralax stool softener. All of these are safe during pregnancy I've taken them all do to constipation. You gotta get that out of there you don't wanna become impacted!!

[hb2015]

Gummed vitamins are good but my doc said be careful cause it dosnt have the iron in it and make sure you add some in so baby gets the iron that's what I use as well n I agree it did help some with the constipation  :)

[inmyfreetime]

I think the prenatal vitamins in pill form were making me constipated. The gummies don't have that effect. Meta-mucus works great, but trying the gummies could also be preventative.

[LaurJane]

Thank you. I will deffentaly try that. I really apperiacte it.

[hb2015]

Try taking metimucal at night just one and it usually helps me also I eat Minnie wheats in the morn and bulk up on my fiber I haven't had to use them much since I added the fiber in ..