Ok, I know this isnt the most savoury of topics, but I am sooooo constipated, I feel like im about to self combust!!!! Have tried pr unes, Normocol, I drink HEAPS of water and always try to choose high fibre everything! Anyone else got any suggestions?? Hubby says I should get off my bum and go for a walk around the block, but we all know first trimester leaves you lacking in the energy department
Thanks ladies
I think I have to side with your DH on this one. Going for a walk may actually help. And it may help you with your energy levels too (a decent paced walk, not some powerwalk see how fast you can get it done pace).
When you're pregnant your body produces a whole heap of hormones (these can be blamed for just about everything that happens to you during pregnancy). The role of some of these hormones is to relax ligaments and muscles to allow your bones and muscles and whatnot to move to accommodate the growing baby. A side effect of this is that it slows down a lot of your involuntary muscle movement. (think Acid reflux and constipation) In your intestine, this muscle movement is what causes your poo to move through and eventually out. The longer your poo is in your intestine the more water your body absorbs out of it and conseuently the harder it gets....hence constipation.
When you go for a walk, the movement of your body can help push your poo artificially through your intestine, so it can actually help with constipation (not all the time, depends on how constipated you are, but it certainly couldn't hurt to try).
Yep...its happening now for me and it happened in my previous pregnancies. Loads of water, All Bran for breakfast each day, walking and you can either use metamucil or coloxyl. Good luck
The vitamin supplement I was taking was the source of my problem. The iron was making me really constipated. So much that I actually stopped taking the supplements and just took plain old folate. Worked a treat. Plus lots of water anyway helps too.
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