Can't really help with #1 but I have started having probs with #2. It was normal for me to go every 2 or 3 days but now I go 2 to 5 depending. I found my vitamins were making me constipated but since stopping them it's not an issue. Sometime though it's hard at the start and the really soft by the end. I have increased my fibre and started on v8 juice which has helped alot. If your really worried give your MW or OB a call.