constipation and breast feeding

[oxford1972]

I have been to doctors as suffering from really bad constipation. I was told it can happen when breast feeding. I have been given lactulose but it isn't helping much. Any tips appreciated. Thank you.

Lots and lots of water. Raw vegetables. Prunes. Dried apricots. More water.

Hope it passes soon.

Prune juice works well (nicest tasting one is sunsweet if you can find it). Doesn't take a huge glass so don't go mad unless you're planning on staying in

Works much better (for me) than dried prunes & apricots etc.

I would echo water. When the mw etc told me to drink lots of it, I just thought 'yeah, yeah' - I drank at least 2l daily, I figured that advice was based on the assumption that I, like most people, didn't drink enough.

Wrong! Turns out I need 3-4l daily while bfing. Good luck.