Help! I think I may need an enema!

[helpmego]

I am 15 weeks into my first pregnancy and have been suffering horribly with constipation, I have a healthy diet with lots of fruit and veg and I drink about 3 litres of water a day. For a few weeks now I have been in agony when I try to go - my Dr finally diagnosed two tears in my back passage on Saturday from the constipation, but despite now being on lactulose and up to ten sachets of fybogel daily i haven't been to the loo since saturday morning. since this morning I've had a stitch type pain on the left side of my abdomen and a friend tells me that this may be from some 'trapped' poo... I'm at the end of my tether and don't feel comfortable talking about my nether-regions at the best of time - does anyone have any similar experiences?

hooray! (women all round the world will be cheering at your poo efforts - isnt that nice?)

Oh what a relief! I just read the thread and was hoping for a happy ending! For what it's worth dried apricots work for me. They came in hany after the biorth as well to get things moving again... I'd recommend putting a packet in your hospital bag just in caes.

Hooray! Ok who had 3pm on Friday 11th in the sweepstake?

try eating ripe kiwis with skins. also, have you tried probiotic yogurt drinks?

Feel the need to add my congratulations