This post is sooo funny - but not! I too always have the urge when looking at a bookshop or somewhere I can't access the toilet. And Juleswa, I suffered from constipation too at around 28 weeks!Prune juice & porridge seemed to work a treat for me - and so did a green apple and a black coffee (having them together- is a theory my mum told me - weird but worked). I know this also sounds disgusting, but taking fish oil regularly - lubricates your insides, including your waste, so when it does eventually come out it won't rip you apart!!
At one stage I hadn't been for 6 days and was eating like a horse, and eventually when it was ready it came out I was thankful for taking fish oil!! I also always seem to be in a rush, and when I sit on the toilet, if it doesn't happen instantly, I think "bugger it - i'm not sitting here all day", but when I realised that perhaps I can't rush these things and took the time to sit and relax - it did happen.
good luck mate, I hope it regulates soon!! I did also check with my Obs, and he said it was fine to take metamucil. Sorry, I just realised that this didn't answer your question in the slightest, but hope it assists in some way - even just knowing that it happens to everyone. I always worry that if you strain, you'll start an early labour, but I think the idea is to relax and let your body work it out without your assistance.
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