Ahem - what do you recommend to relieve constipation in early pregnancy ?

[TheodoresMummy]

Think I am around 10 weeks.

I am trying to drink lots of water and redbush tea, but no change .

Don't feel like eating much - don't like dried fruit much anyway.

Any ideas ? Any herbal teas or juices that can help ?

Orange juice, soft ripe pears are also supposto help, as does coffee or prune juice (yuck).

thanks !!

never tried prune juice, might be nice i suppose...

coffee ?? really ?? i have cut right down because of being PG...

I used to take fybogel sachets. They are just a high fibre drink and you mix them with water. I got mine on prescription from the dr when I had my two. They work a treat.

Linseeds - mix them into some cereal or yogurt. But don't take more than a teaspoonful per day. I used to make "special flapjacks" late in my last pregnancy (with ridiculous amounts of linseeds in). Did make me laugh when dh found the tin and scoffed 4 - with predictable results.

x-post, TarkaLiotta

I swear by prunes, you can get them in sainsburys like raisins, really tasty and moist and just eat a few a day and bingo.

I recommend walking, or better still, running. I had foul constipation while pg with DS2, and running was the only thing that helped.

Oh ladies thank you so much !!

Will pop to shop later and get prunes and linseeds.

(will not come back to update you if that's ok )

Lactulose. Very gentle and tastes lovely. Was one of the few things I could tolerate during early pregnancy.

Prune juice diluted with fizzy water, or prune puree mixed with natural yoghurt.

Liqurice, dried apricots, dried figs. Did the trick after ds was born too. I hated lactulose and it just dehydrated me.

Oh gawd, even the mention of the word "lactulose" brings back my morning sickness, despite it being nearly 4 years since I was last pregnant.

I third linseeds. They did me proud through two pgs and are also chock full of omega-3 so you'll probably have a terribly brainy baby too (like mine, obviously )