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Margs B 
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 9:21am |
I'm sure there has been a forum on this subject before. Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to get things going. I have been blocked up for about 5 days and have tried everything. Kiwifruit, Prunes, Water etc. Its gotten rather pain full now and I don't want to eat anything to make it worse. 
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 9:34am |
I'm having the same thing and was just thinking last night I should post and see if we can take metamucil or something while pregnant! Think I might get a bag of licorice, or else when it happens it's going to be painful!!!
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 9:39am |
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Give your midwife a ring, she can prescribe you something to help soften them up and keep you more regular.
I had chronic constipation with my second pregnancy despite eating fresh fruit and prunes by the truckload and my midwife just left a script in my letterbox.
The other thing to remember is don't push too hard! You can wind up with anal fissures or hemorrhoids, ouchies!
Hope you're feeling better soon!
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 9:39am |
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i don't know if it would help in the short term, but i found having a good helping of bran cereal every day was really helpful.... if nothing happens soon, i'd ring your mw to see what she could suggest?
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 9:49am |
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I'm going through this now too, not because of pregnancy but because of the Lap surgery (GA) I just had a coupleof days ago. It was suggested that if the kiwifruit, kiwicrush or prunes don't work I may want try Laxolose... but not sure if you can have this while PG.
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 10:59am |
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Lactulose is apparently fine when pg, but you could also try using Metamucil. Good luck!
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 11:43am |
 rachel25 wrote:
Think I might get a bag of licorice |
Just a note on licorice - it'll probably get you going, but it also lifts your BP, so if you have high BP, just be a bit careful 
No ideas at all except drink heeeeaps of water too! I think probably after a while it's just the pressure of baby and not got a lot to do with diet unfortunately 
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 1:49pm |
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Ok well after a rather painfull morning I went for a walk to the chemist and they gave me some Senokot. They had to look it up in the special book that chemists have to make sure I was allowed to have it but after 2.5hrs these wonder pills have started to work. I also brought from the health food store round the corner a strap of organic licorice.
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 1:56pm |
I've been taking Phloe capsules, that you can get from the supermarket. Natural product based on a kiwifruit extract, no worries at all in pregnancy. They have been working really well! One a day keeps my bowels happy. 
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 7:55pm |
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You could also try limiting your wheat intake as a lot of people find that to be a binder.
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Posted: 12 December 2008 at 8:38pm |
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Lots and lots of water! If you are taking elevit it could be the iron in it, I had to stop taking it as it got so bad. I have had happy bowels ever since.
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Posted: 13 December 2008 at 12:30pm |
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Keep walking!
I find that on the days that I manage to squeeze in a 20-30 minute walk, I can definately go. On other days I often can't.
Keep up with the prunes as well. I soak them in water and eat them in the morning before breakfast.
My mw also commented that bread can often contribute to constipation.
Good luck.
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Posted: 15 December 2008 at 10:55am |
Oh I didn't know that licorice could lift your blood pressure! Think I'm ok though as I have low blood pressure. (DH took it on his machine yesterday as 100/60  )
Does anyone know how often we're *supposed* to be going #2? Is every day the norm, or is once every few days ok? (when I was at uni it was once every week or two hehe, goes to show that 2 minute noodles isn't a healthy balanced diet)
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Posted: 15 December 2008 at 11:59am |
Drinks HEAPS of water and walk walk walk or try to light exercise. Also ask your MW for a natural stool softner and keep eating fruit. You could try some licorice and some bran muffins or anything with fibre.
I really feel for you as i got this in my first trimester with Caden 
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Posted: 15 December 2008 at 8:42pm |
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melnel, I noticed that since I started taking Elevit that it's affected me and I wondered if it was the iron levels in it. Although the ms has finished since I started taking it so I don't really want to stop taking it.
Lots of good advice here to help though!
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Posted: 16 December 2008 at 9:25am |
Well this is a strange one. But I have found that coffee also helps "move" things along. I only have about one a day and normally first thing in the morning when I first get to work. 
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