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Anyone who is pregnant with constipation...I've got the answer. I was constipated for a while, and if your like me.....I hate that feeling. Its miserable. I am eating ALLOT of fiber in my diet. I start out in the mornings with a HUGE bowel of VERY high fiber cereal (like fiber one)...its got like 14grams of fiber per bowel. I drink LOTS of water and absolutely NO caffiene. At lunch I eat a sandwitch on whole grain pita bread that has 5 grams per slice(usually have 2 slices to make the sand), on top of that I have various fruits and veggies throughout the day. I am regularly going to the bathroom 2 to 3 times per day!!! Now I have not always gone that much. I was going like once every two days for a while. I think one reason I had that problem to begin with is b/c (pre-pregnancy) I was eating a low carb diet....which normally means low fiber. Now I am eating a high carb, high fiber diet.....and its done a world of wonder for me!! Its all about fiber and water if you are constipated. Even though I am eating allot more carbs my weight gain is within the normal limits so far, so its not making me gain extra weight....I think its doing the opposite b/c of how much I'm going to the bathroom. anyway, just wanted to share this with others since constipation seems to be such a problem for some women during pregnancy.