a personal question didnt kno where to post it!

[Nelle]

Really common. And ouchy! Do all those things that will keep your poop nice and get-outable, like eating fibre, kiwifruit, sultanas...what else does it? And DRINK!!! Water water water! If you're breastfeeding, and recovering from birth, you will get easily dehydrated and that is a big part of the problem. So for the meantime avoid diuretic drinks (which encourage water to leave your body) like tea, coffee, coke and focus on water, cordial, juice (if you're bfing too much OJ can give bub nasty acidic nappy rash, trust me I learned the hard way with my first bub!), and milky drinks.

If it's really that bad, you might need to nick to the chemist/supermarket for something like metamucil or a suppository.

[samm]

Sounds like you are a little dehydrated. Pear juice works a treat - supermarkets sell it in a bottle and it works fairly quickly to help soften things up.

Sam

[Nelle]

AHH! Sam! You brilliant woman, I forgot about pear juice! I drank heaps after my second bub (it was over a year ago in my defence), and it was great. At my local stores it came in a tin, for some reason.

[MrsC_Aussie]

definitely try pear juice!! it comes in a tin, or sunraysia does a 'pear juice Crush' which is divine and i found very effective!!!

[Heaven]

Oh man, I had that too, but I wasn't even constipated at all so no idea why it hurt so much but it was horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Junglemum]

The pain could be from other things such as a hemorrhroid or a fissure. Very common after birth. They often resolve on their own, but sometimes need medical attention. If it persists or you have alot of bleeding i'd go to drs.

[young_mumma87]

its not a hemorroid but it could be the other thing coz i did have to aev an anal reconstruction after my delivery and i have been told that they did stich me up too tight!!!
but its inside not when it comes out and i not constipted!! i do number 2s more now after i ha dDS