severe constipation advice pleasee

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• chloe123

  Oct 3, 2008 10:18AM

  thanks sb, i have an appointment at 4.50 i amhoping he can help me!!

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• JERoberts

  Oct 3, 2008 10:19AM

  i think i was given lactolose so that might help (always worth checking before you take it). Otherwise it's just standard good nutrition advice:
  
  lots of wholegrains and fibre - so swap your white breads, pastas and rices for their brown equivalents
  lots of water and reduce your caffeine to be well hydrated
  exercise to keep your digestive system from being too sluggish - even if it's just walking around if too knackered to do much else
  dried fruits, particularly apricots, and generally your fruit and veg for the day as its also fibre rich
  not too much food that is high in sugar or fat as it cloggs things up
  
  good luck - i feel for you but one of those side effects of pregnancy as our hormones relax everything for the baby but that means our bowels slow down too
  
  the joys eh!!
  
  32+6

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• millysmum_naomi

  Oct 3, 2008 10:24AM

  Hi chloe,
  ask your doc for lactulose, you'll get it free now on prescription. it will soften the hard stool and usually works overnight. i know lots of preg ladies who have used it. after it has worked, try not to get into that cycle again by eating prunes etc as the others have said. easier said than done i know!
  

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• camlo

  Oct 3, 2008 10:32AM

  I hate this problem!!!!
  I take fibregel - try not to strain or you'll get piles aswell....

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• MrsGarfieldAckles

  Oct 3, 2008 10:45AM

  I suffered with this once before, and went to see GP. He gave me some lactolose but warned it tasted vile!! Luckily that night I managed to have a poo so didn't need to take it. Its at the back of the cupboard just incase I need it for future!! LOL!!
  
  SB has a good one though - prune juice is meant to be good!! As are plums.
  
  Garfield
  38+3
  
  XXX

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• chloe123

  Oct 3, 2008 11:05AM

  thanks girls, i am in absoultue agony but off to docs shortly, i am not gonna try and go anymore today i dont think as its really hurting me all over, gonna get some med and drink some warm prune juice and hopefully it wont be another weeks till it pops out! i already have the dreaded piles so it makes it worse!! although they are getting better as i have used anusol, it will be a week tommoz when i last pooed, but i aint strainng anymore nhs direft said it was bad for you, thanks againx

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• gemsie24

  Oct 3, 2008 2:17PM

  Arghh, I suffered with this so badly in my first pregnancy, that I ended up with two HUGE piles. Not very pleasant.
  My MW said I could use lactulose and I checked with my GP and he said it was fine. It definitely worked, and I managed to pass a monster about 8-12 hours after taking it. Dont suffer and DONT strain, you will end up with piles, and theyre a pain in the arse - literally.

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