Dr. Q: Laxatives

Hey KAN what about fiber. They have one that you can mix in your food that doesn't have a taste. Why do I know this? I cook for my parents and they are elderly and it works for them.

Tried that too and the chewable stuff

awe - i feel for ya! i hated being constipated with the pregnacny and the iron pills! I was on the iron pills later in the pregnancy so at least i didnt have to do it in the begining like you! I hate that feeling!!! Esp with all thats going on in your life - new baby, full time job, big 'ol house, marriage.... this pregnancy! Its a lot to take in!

I take the chewable fiber choice sugar free tabs and they work well for me. Old standbye with prunes or prune juice (which is totally gross! LOL)

Im sure a mild laxative is fine - probably goes with the "if the risks out weigh the benefits" rule of thumb...... you can take a supository too but thats like last resort i would think.

Good luck!!

My Dr recommended Mirelax not sure if i am spelling that right...but it is not a laxative it is a stool softner that is supposed to be very well..i know that my mom uses it and she likes it..but umm it used to be by RX only and now it is OTC..not sure if it will help but she said that it would help me..and i have like 45 minute BM's once a week the constipation is terrible..LOL..

I bet it is. I do not know what else to do. I tried prunes and prune juice. I am about to just give up.

You're doing all the right things, and these things can just be very difficult...one can always consider a fleets enema that you can buy at a pharmacy if things get bad, and this is safe to take on occasion...just stay well hydrated

ahhh, the joys of pregnancy! Did you ever imagine in your life you would be in your 20's asking how to go poo? LOL!

Pregnancy is so crappy but you end up with such a cool thing that its all worth it :)

Right now I dont understand how anyone enjoys being pregnant. I am just miserable but I know it is well worth it.

Don't worry Kanetra it will go away soon..I felt the same way for 4 1/2 mths..i was like what the heck...who wants to et pregnant..what was i thinking i felt like a train wreck..LOL..but after that you feel so much better..the only thing now is that i am getting so big that i can not sleep and it is hard to get comfortable..LOL..but like you said it is very well worth it..hang in there...trust me i know how you feel..

i didnt like being preggo - it was really really hard on my body and me. Some people really enjoy it and go on with life like its nothing but not me! I was not a happy-camper at all. From about 5-7 months tho i did enjoy it, except for the fact that i was as big as a house, but it was fun for those months.

My friend never had any issues while preggo, went on with life as if nothing was different while i was conmpaling and so misreble! I always wished that i was like her w/pregnancies :)

I can only imagine being preggo with twins and going through all of this. I am going to have to stop the iron pills because I can not take a enema everyday couplke of days to go to the bathroom.

I know how you feel kanetra..I had to go down to 1 a day they had me on two..see if they can cut your dose..but that really helped me..i use to cry when i had a BM it was so bad..and i could not sit for like 20 minutes after wards..my finace would be like..what is wrong with you..and come and hug me..i guess i was looking really crazy in the face..LOL

Chels I know how you feel..I really don't like the pregnancy thing either..I am just like will the babies get here already..lol..that is what i am looking forward to...

I am now just trying to figure out how the hel to get myself regulated. Summer, my DH sat outside the bathroom and talked to me last night. It was so sweet. The enema gave me so much relief that I cried.

Awee that is so so sweet...I know how you feel..MAN i wish this was easier!!! It is just so painful..sometimes i am like okay i need a break and stop the iron for like 2 days but i start to feel sucky so then i go back on it..it is crazy..LOL

My DR said I can take miralax. It takes a couple of days to kick in but it really helps me.

thats a good producto misty, my daughter was having trouble and she was so constipated i felt so bad for her and the doctor said to take miralax and it made her regular again within a day

Miralax didn't work for me. I am starting to think I am not normal, lol.

I had to take it for three days in a row before it really had an effect on me. As long as I take it now I will go and if I skip a day then I get stopped up again.

I am so glad that you found something to work for you. Hopefully soon I will be able to say the same.

He Kan...try shredded wheat! Colace never worked for me but shredded wheat every morning helped. My doc also told me that sipositores (sp?) can help b/c they don't go in your blood stream. Good luck....the fun of being pregnant! LOL

Hey Kan, I was very much constipated after the delivery and coz of the episiotomy it was pure hell to have a BM. My Dr gave me peptobismal and also prune juice. TMI but that took "Excellent" care of it and the next week I was constipated teh same, I took prune juice alone 3 times a day coz I was giving Breast milk to the baby and "Awsome" is the world. Never knew having a B/M gives u so much relief lol. COlace never worked for me as well.

HopeN, how much prune juice did you drink and at what times did you drink it?

I had prune juice 3 times a day and say just say 1/2 Oz /drink. or just around a mouthfull.

Keep in mind that if u drink say 1 cup or more, ull end up in the bathroom a lot lol. I drank like crazy at the hospital and I was having a loose B/M every 30 mins with those stitches in the rectal area lol. I got mine from walgreens the local brand.