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lucylev · 07/03/2010 09:13

Morning all ,

Bit of an embarresing one anyone else suffering with dreaded constipation? I am and it's horrible! am 12 weeks Tues- I think ( haven't had scan through as yet)Just trying to have a read up on what foods and things may help me, if anyone has any ideas or what foods may help, plz let me know!
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ceebs05 · 07/03/2010 09:32

I've been trying to fight it with lots of fruit and veg, bran flakes and drinking lots of water which has helped.

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merryxmasfellowbumps · 07/03/2010 09:34

morning im actually suffering with the opposite to you lol , but in the beggining of my pregnancy i suffered like you , i ate plenty of oranges , prunes and drank prune juice. also found that sometimes a weak coffe with sugar helped
plus if it gets very bad then you can request lactulose from doctors

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teasle · 07/03/2010 09:40

Prune juice.

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emsyj · 07/03/2010 09:56

Prune juice is VILE, urgh, I've never been able to stomach it, but you might love it I suppose - someone must!
You can get lactulose over the counter. I've been taking it for a week and am still producing almost nothing, it's horrible.
The best thing for constipation in my experience is water - drink it and swim in it for as long as you can stand. Now if I can only take my own advice and brave the freezing cold council pool...

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hophophippidtyhop · 07/03/2010 22:04

I was having a bit of trouble, but it seems to have eased, pardon the pun, since having weetabix or bran flakes every morning! My dp has found that ryvita seem to have a bit of a laxative effect on him, might be worth a try!

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lucylev · 08/03/2010 08:32

Thanks all, I bet prune juice wks well but I dnt think i can stomach it, will def get a big bottle of water every day this week and drink my way through them and see if i'm better at the end of the week

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heliotrope · 08/03/2010 13:56

Have had a bit of trouble too. Have been trying linseed / flaxseed - a tablesppon or so on muesli/ porridge / yoghurt once a day. I think it is making a bit of differece, has been a bit better since doing that, as long as I also drink lots of water - seems to be very easy to dehydrate while pg.

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theslumbertaker · 08/03/2010 14:03

I will second the bran flakes advice, since starting on those everyday I have been able to give up my lactulose habit. Bran flakes taste much better...

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lucylev · 19/03/2010 07:30

am much better, bran flakes are the best! along with fresh fruit and lots of water

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onebyoneNOTfourbyfour · 19/03/2010 11:18

I'm now 34 wks and have suffered with the dreaded constipation since the early days and now also have a lovely set of piles to go with - deep joy!!

Things have eased considerably over the last couple of weeks thanks to the following: 2 teaspoons of lactulose a day as prescribed by my GP, either Bran Flakes with added sultanas or even better as higher bran content is All Bran with added blueberries for taste, at least 3 pieces of fruit a day and several pints of yummy tooth-kind Ribeana.

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flybynight · 19/03/2010 11:53

I was troubled quite a bit earlier on (now 35 weeks) but I've found a daily bowl of porridge works better than anything. Sadly, go the piles anyway .