5 days no bowel – only small painful before. Taking Colate recommended by doc but when shouldI goto hospital?
Im 8 1/2 wks pregnant and really havent had good bowels but now Im in a lot more pain because I havent gone in 5 days. When should I go to the doc for this? When does it get serious?
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Denisedds (88)
Ok this is what works for me(i have IBS). I have tried fiber pills and laxies which sometimes do not work and idk why. I get DRIED PRUNES and I eat a LOT of them. They aren’t very tasty but yeah. DO NOT get prune juice it doesn’t work. Also drink a LOT of water and no caffine.
Stay away from
bananas
most dairy products, such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and as already mentioned, milk. If limiting dairy products because of constipation, be sure to find an alternative source of calcium, such as calcium fortified orange juice.
cooked carrots
most high fat foods, such as french fries, and processed foods
white rice
I hope my prune thing and lots of water works! See your doc because you are pregnant as well.
It is really common to get constipated. Rather than necessarily going to the doctor or the hospital… call the doctor and ask what a safe alternative would be. You might need to get an enema.
do you mean Colace?
I found fruit and walking to work better.
If you’re in pain, go see the doc whenever you want!
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wow, 5 days is a very long time. if you are taking the colace regularly and still havent been able to go, i would call the doc first thing in the morning and see what they say. maybe try some prune juice:( or raisins…
Drink prune juice was helped me when I was pregnant. Drink lots of other juice too. Your body needs more water and will help you to go with less pain. Good luck.
like others mentioned,i think you mean you have been given colace.i was also constipated at the beggining of my pregnancy and i had to be hospitalized for it.i dont remember how long i hadnt gone before i was hospitalized.while there,docs tried everything from juice,enema,lots of water and so on.nothing worked for even more days.finally they got me up and walking and eventually that did it. thru x-rays ,they could see how backed up i was so it was a big consern.i was in soooo much pain thise days i didnt go.you shouldnt wait on "how many days"its been,but go in according to your pain/discomfort level. i had to be put on narcotics to handle my pain. i recommend you drink lots of water and walking.thats seems to have worked for me. good luck and i hope you feel better soon.
edit: after getting things flowing again,i take metamucil 3x a day on a daily basis to keep from being backed up again.its working for me so far!
in my early weeks of being pregnant i didn go fa like five days also! through my whole pregnancy ive been constipated! i’m 21 weeks now and still have problems.. i know what you mean about PAINFUL …..