I want a pooooooooo

[JamInMyWellies]

Any help what can I do? 36wks preg and I really want a big old poo and it wont come out and I have piles. Yay!

Are you sure you do or could it just be pressure?

Nope definitely need to poo.

Peppermint tea might help..

Prunes ?

I always find a big glass of fresh orange juice sorts me right out. !

Horrid feeling through

Leek and celery soup!

I was thinking lentil soup might do the job

pure orange juice helps me, good luck!

Chicken broth. All the soup suggestions are good! I hope you get your poo. Godspeed, woman.

for me prune juice worked but it is the most hideous thing ever.
if you can power through the heaving it is definitely worth it.

Hello Jammy

I find a couple of Kiwis does the trick for me. A cup of coffee also can get things going - perhaps not the two together.

Hope you get some joy soon.

A big cup of tea first thing otherwise its prunes for you I think

Warm water, with brown sugar. Works every time, good luck....

Prune juice. I'm only 15 weeks, but it's been my saviour the last month. Have a big glad of prune juice (mixing with apple juice OR (unbelievably) Ribena makes it more bearable. Do it. Do it now.

I used to steal ds1s fybogel.

magic stuff that fybogel.

Glycerine suppositories were the way to go for me.
I got really dehydrated when I was pregnant (living in the ME). I drank as much as I could but still suffered with occasional constipation.
Pharmacist recommended the up your bum things and boom. Poo was forthcoming.

Lactulose is amazing stuff - available over the counter. I can't believe I only discovered it after pregnancy. In the short term, a cup of tea?

Thanks all. Am going to buy fybrogel and lactulose see how I get on. Plus a vat of prep h to deal with the other issues.

Love the last few wks!

Another vote for Lactulose. Had gallons when I was pg.

Lactulose is fab. Can take a couple of days to work though. I had to resort to a sandwich bagged finger and a tube of KY the other day!

I thought I was quite inventive but told some good friends in a conspiratorial manner and they were horrified, where as I thought it was funny!

Glass of wine in the evening, cup of coffee in the morning!

I just did a 5 day stretch of not going and that worked for me :)

I always keep a carton of prune juice in the cupboard for emergencies like this!
Lots of sympathy - I remember this happening with all 3 of my pregnancies.

Strong, real coffee on an empty stomach.

Prune juice - down a whole glass morning and night (or more if you can bear it) and it works MIRACLES and is better than taking lactulose or other medicine! It is disgusting though! Poor you - this has plagued me all pregnancy so I now probably account for a high % of UK sales of prune juice!!!