laxatives when breastfeeding

[_JeSs_]

i have some herron sennesoft laxatives and i was wondering if i could take them while breastfeeding? am taking agarol and its not working
so hope i can take them as i cant get in2 the docs till nxt week and cannot handle another painful trip to the toilet hehe

[krysalyss]

I am not sure but whenever I have a question about medication I call my local chemist who tell me everything I need to know. Otherwise you can try calling the company (generally there will be a number on the label).Or if you are still in doubt you could try the poisons line as a last resort.
HTH

[Ezz]

I'm not sure what's in the herron ones, so I'm not sure. But you can definitely take Coloxyl with Senna - they gave it to me in hospital after DS was born. HTH

[Jennifer13]

Try calling the ABA's helpline, they might be able to advise you on medication and bfing. I'm sure there's a proper number for this but can't recall it atm.

Not sure where you are but if you go to Australian Breastfeeding Association there is a link to the helpline number in your state from the home page.

[_JeSs_]

thanks everyone! its a natural laxative and it has sennosides, senna leaf powder and docusate sodium

[Ezz]

Jess, I checked the coloxyl bottle & it's got docusate sodium & sennosides - sounds pretty similar!