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I'm not too embara__sed to post my name. I suffered from constipation before pregnancy, but it definitely got worse during and after pregnancy. I recommend Milk of magnesia, because it does not make me sick to my stomach, and it does not cause you to go from one extreme to the other either. A lot of laxatives do. A LOT of water, fiber, fruits and veggies and stool softeners are the only things that work for me. I too, have had hemhoroids and bleeding. You may want to see a doc if it persists. They prescribe me strong creme. I had a thrombosed hemhroid removed surgically at 33 weeks pregnant. So it is important to get the issue resolved before you end up like me. I let it go too long. It may be a result of having a baby if this is new for you. Good luck! And it is not uncommon at all.

make sure you drink loads, esspecially if your b___stfeeding you need to drink loads, tried prune juice? you could take the good old castor oil to give you dioreha t clean you out, or an enema, but diet is important

hey, i had the same problem. When i had my daughter i was scared to go poop right after because I thought it might hurt or i didnt want to tear anymore. Anyways i finally went 4 days after i had her and it was soo painful, stool softner didnt work. Anyways I had that problem everytime i went to the bathroom for mo. I really didnt seek help for it, but when i went to the docs for my 6 wk apt. and they checked if i had hemoroid both inside and outside and turns out i didnt. I just suggest checking with doctor to see if you have any hemoroids and drinking lots of water and maybe taking a fiber supplement. Good luck!

P.S in my opinion this is not a very personal gross question, its quite normal, dont feel embarased

Don't be embara__sed! We all have to poo!

irritable bowel syndrome?

Every morning I have Bran Flakes and a gla__s of pure orange juice for my breakfast. It makes me go everyday.

I had this same problem so I asked my husband to get me some stool softner from the drugstore. He brought "it" home and I took it immediately. I didn't have any relief in a couple of hours so I took another pill. Within two hours, it hit and I soon realized it wasn't a stool softner-it was a LAXATIVE!!!! Ooooppppssss. I have never pooped so much in all my life. My stomach cramped and every time I ate I had to run to the bathroom. This last for about two days. We laugh about it now, but at the time I was pretty mad at my husband for buying the wrong thing and at me for not looking more closely at the package.

try colace you can get it at any drug store that helped me when i couldnt go. have 2 at night time, and drink plenty of water during the day.

OMG Sonya!!! I'm at work right now and you story had me LOL for a few minutes!! Men are soooo stupid!! Glad you are able to laugh about it now, but poor dear I could feel your pain!!!

PRUNES! They work great. Better than anything you will buy in a bottle. Also eat more fiber by increasing your consumption of fruit and whole grains. Popcorn is a really good one for this. Whole wheat bread and oatmeal are also very good choices.

Don't feel bad. I had this happen up to about 4-5 wks post-partum. Some days I thought I was gonna pa__s out cus it hurt so d__n bad!!! It'll get better with time too.

This happened to me as well. It still happens on occasions. It's a real pain in the a__s. Could it be something to do with b___st feeding, or does it happen to formula feeders too? I try to drink lots of water and eat more fruit.

It happens to formula feeders too! But I have had this problem long before pregnancy. It just seems to be worse since my last trimester and after the birth! It really is quite a pain in the a__s!!

me too...it hurts bad and I do drink tons of water bc I'm nursing....I take 2 colace at night and that helps.

Lesley, I eat the Bran Flakes and drink OJ too. Always works for me... though I'm still pregnant. Hoping to officially be on this forum in about two weeks!!!