constipation remedies??

[Evi1984]

Sorry for sharing this wonderful problem but is there anything I can take to relieve this?? I'm on antibiotics so have really increased my water intake and also taking lots of orange juice and prune juice but no joy. Starting to get painful now! :(

Lactulose

I was v badly constipated for 2 or 3 weeks in my first trimester in both pg, but it did get moving in th end. Lactulose keeps things soft for when they do get going.

Dried apple rings and lots of water?!

Another vote for lactulose. Worked a treat for me!

Linseed - sprinkle it on cereal, in salads , mixed in just about any food.
They're only the size of sesame seeds so not really noticeable.
Cured me of my problem within 24/36 hours!

Cereal and lots of walking.

Thank you all, will go shopping tomorrow and see what works for me. Before I was pregnant prune juice always worked but it's not doing the job right now.

Allbran for breakfast every morning. Also I second Lactose.

Pineapple worked incredibly well for me, maybe try that or other citrus fruits?

In aldi they do a mini shredded wheat with apricots in they work you brilliant and also tinned grapefruit they will give you a really good scouring

Just remembered another ... Peanuts.
Works every time

I made some peanut treats for the kids was lovely watching star bars bobbing up and down in the loo

Dried figs! I eat a couple a day and have been clear ever since......

Linseeds work a treat - a spoonful or two per day in your cereal or over a salad. Lots of water and exercise

They have little punnets of cherries for £ 1 in tesco these days. When ever ive had a problem eating a packet of those seem to do the trick for me.

Bran flakes for breakfast with orange juice.

Benefiber to mix into orange juice ( from boots- it says to check with gp if pregnant which I did and was told it was fine).

And lactulose.

I hope it gets better for you soon-its miserable isn't it!

make some flap jacks with chopped up prunes in. eat a couple a day. works for me.

Try Golden Linseed from Holland and Barratt or Sainsbury. It lines the gut with oil, gives fibre, no cramps and works within a day. Take 1 tablespoon with 200 ml water or put it in cereal or soup. Do it daily. Its gentle, baby friendly and no complications.

Syrup of figs.

Try one teaspoon at first, at bedtime and see what happens.

If nothing much happens try two teaspoons at bedtime.

I guarantee movement (relief) about 12 hours later :)

From Boots, by the way.

The only way I'm keeping things vaguely in order at the moment is Fybogel twice a day, 2 magnesium tablets at night (as recommended by my doctor) and a handful of dried figs sigh

Thank you all, feel that little bit better that others are sharing this pain. Stocked up today with more fruits and linseed. Things are in motion already so will keep this up. :)