Post # 17
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Bumble bee
i used to have this problem all the time before I was pregnant – for some reason pregnancy has reversed the problem (but gone a little too far the other way… ugh!).
but, i used to think i was doing the right thing by having bran cereals and bananas, but when I told my Naturo about my diet they were the first things she removed!!! She switched me to oats and apples instead – and I became more regular straight away.
The other thing for me is exercise – if I’m really blocked up, 20 mins walking of the treadmill often (but not always) gets things moving along.
Hope you find a solution – it is NOT fun!
Post # 18
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Bumble Beekeeper
@cowgirlace: magnesium citrate? i was reading about it yesterday and it’s supposed to act as a laxative.
Post # 19
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Bumble bee
Thanks for all your suggestions! I really think before pregnancy it was coffee that kept things moving, but that sounds so disgusting right now that I don’t think I could choke it down (nature’s way of making sure I don’t drink caffeine, I think!). Also, I would LOVE to go walk, but it’s been below zero or in the teens and snowing the past couple days, and we don’t have a treadmill. I could go to the gym, but sweaty yucky smells don’t sound good at all either. Once it gets a little warmer I will get my hiney outside!!!
I got out and got some colace today, and that is way easier to take than a glass of water with Miralax, so hopefully that will help. I did have a little more of a poo today, but that can’t be all that’s in there. I will keep taking the colace every day and hope that gets something going down there! I also choked down most of an apple today, and I tried so soooo hard to make it through the evening without taking another zofran, but I seriously can’t stand the super bad nausea feeling.
This has just been a long week of feeling like crap. One week down, too many to go. I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.
Post # 20
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Bumble bee
Oh and my prenatal is iron-free because it was making me sick before I was pregnant. However, I can’t even seem to get those down these days (sour gummy things just aren’t as appealing as they used to be) so I also got a folic acid only supplement today and will at least take that on days I gag thinking about taking the gummy vitamins.
Post # 21
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Busy bee
@cowgirlace: Awwww hang in there! I had a really tough first trimester with the severe nausea and constipation and exhaustion! It’s not all fixed yet, but it def gets better.
Post # 22
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Bumble bee
A little bit of prune juice goes a long way! It’s the only thing that works for me… and you only need a couple of sips… diluted in lots of ice it’s not so bad…
Post # 23
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Helper bee
@cowgirlace: Ask your OB if they can prescribe you Phenergan in addition to the Zofran. It might make you sleepy (about as much as Benadryl) but isn’t as constipating, so maybe you can take that at night? Good luck!
Post # 24
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Busy bee
I have IBS with chronic constipation. Pregnancy, and then taking Zofran, only made it worse. Nothing helped, and I do mean nothing. Suppositories got some shit out (literally) but it was not the “natural” rememdy that I was hoping for. I am 19 weeks now and I have been off Zofran for about 3 weeks. This past week I had my first “normal” (read: not rabbit turd) bowel movement for the first time in 3 months. yep, it sucks.
Post # 25
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Bumble bee
@kelly105: I’ve never gotten an official diagnosis, but I think I have IBS with constipation, too. I’ve always had issues with constipation since I was like 10 years old. I also have only had rabbit turds, and I will probably continue to suffer for a while like you. I’ve gone sans Zofran for 2 days now, but today I’ve been throwing up. I did try a glycerine suppository and that barely did anything. I’m just worried how weak and just ill I feel today. I can barely get off the couch and haven’t eaten anything but crackers today. I know I need to drink more water, but if I drink too much I just throw it up. Ugggh. This blows. So much for a nice walk to get things moving, I can barely walk from the couch to the toilet today.
Post # 26
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Busy bee
@cowgirlace: Yeah, I would rather be constipated than nauseous. You might just have to wait it out. You could try taking Phillips milk of magnesia… it might work. And if you are up for it, you could try eating alot of blueberries and drinking alot of hot tea.
And if you get anything to work, let me know!!
Post # 27
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Bumble bee
Screw mirilax, screw colace, screw prune juice, screw kiwis, screw suppositories, screw enemas. Screw them all! Guess what finally worked, and like… instantly!
COFFEE! I knew that’s what I’d been missin’! Half a cup of joe and I am naturally heading to the loo to #2. Now that my morning sickness has seem to have gotten better enough that I can stand the taste of it again, it’s worked twice like a charm for me. I know, most people are like OMG! You can’t have caffeine!!! But a little caffeine, in my opinion, is better than pumping myself full of stool softeners and laxatives. Seriously, half a cup is all it took. But–this always helped me go before, too, so maybe my bowels were more addicted to caffeine/coffee than my brain. I’m a much happier pregnant person now that I no longer have to practice giving birth every 3 days or so…haha!
Could be that I’m not tapping into the Zofran every 4 hours, too, but I tried quitting it for 2 days in a row before and it didn’t help me then. I’m on like a..one or two every other day schedule now. Oh please oh please let this be the tail end of my all-day sickness!
Post # 28
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Blushing bee
I’ve had this problem throughout my pregnancy as well. Some days it has been so bad, that I have spotted from my cervix after a complicated Bridesmaid or Best Man. A PP mentioned bananas but my doctor told me to avoid them altogether. I have found that kiwis get everything moving. If I have a bowl of raisin bran and a kiwi when I first wake up, I feel better and usually am able to “go” shortly after breakfast. This isn’t a fun part of pregnancy, I feel your pain. Good luck!
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