my dad swears by LSA - you can get it from health food stores and some supermarkets. It's just ground up almonds, sunflowers and another seed but can't think what. You just sprinkle about a tablespoon over your cereal. I like to add it to smoothies.
My DD has had probs with constipation and I find giving her a dried fig a day really helps. You can also soak (dried) figs in water for a bit and they are more mushy, therefore allowing your system to break it down faster aiding digestion.
pear juice is also supposed to help, and if u like prunes they can also work, theres a pitted one in a purplely container or resealable bag which is handy for the fridge. good luck, i remember it thru pregnancy/ and after 2.
You know what did it for me??
The all bran cereal with the almond flakes...it is suprisingly nice, has a honey flavour. It really helped me go... Goodluck!!
I've never had to strain the hard that i have had a bleed but i found that it was alot easier once i started eating a breakfast with lots of fibre.
Sultana Bran and Lite'n'Tasty did it for me.
I have been having this issue for a bit to and for me its Milk - it makes my poo alot softer and easier to do. Maybe its just me but it works like a charm.
Sometimes a big glass of OJ will cause a 'dumping' which will help push things through.
Someone mentioned dried apricots, but there are many dried fruits that will help, prunes, figs, apricots... drink a big glass of water when you are eating them too.
there is a product called Nulax which is a combination of dried fruit that helps you go, it is made mainly of figs, so i would just buy figs and eat them.
Also someone mentioned warm water - try adding a squeeze of lemon juice and have this first thing in the morning - a great cleanser and the warm water gets things going
goodluck, its awful, i suffered badly in my last trimester, at one stage i thought that i would literally push MJ out !!
I have always had a problem in that area & even more so now that I'm late in the 2nd tri. I have a handful of all bran with vita brits in the morning, & a INNER HEALTH acidophilus tablet at night (my Ob said it's perfectly safe for pregnancy). The tablet seem to soften the stools so it comes out easier (sorry tmi). I swear by it....
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