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Re: Toilet Trouble.From: kayley (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:00:51 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, marcia wrote: > >Are you taking iron supplements? That will really constipate you. I had >trouble with constipation throughout my first pregnancy. I drank tons >of prune juice and ate a lot of bran muffins. I was a bit iron >deficient, so my doc wanted me on supplements. I tried it and ended up >with hemroids. So I asked to try to make my diet a bit more iron rich >and dump the supplements. I ate Total Rasin Bran everyday... sometimes >twice a day. My iron went back up AND I was able to poop again. >Unfortunately, the hemroid didn't go away for a long time. Do >everything you can to prevent those hemroids. > >At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Julie wrote: >> >>I don't think it will cause any trouble for the baby, but you will get >>hemorrhoids and be really miserable. Increase your fiber and/or ask >>your doctor about stool softeners. >> >>At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Paula wrote: >>> >>>I am currently 4 months pregnant and constipated..if I am straining too >>>much, will this have any adverse effect on my baby? >> >>-- >>Julie >> i have also personally noticed that if heartburn is a problem and you're talking tums (or anything with calcium carbonate) that constipation will be much more noticable. on the other hand, mylanta has the opposite effect. just a tip for anyone who also has these two wonderful pregnancy woes....try to switch back and forth with the tums and mylanta. and yes, do ANYTHING to prevent the hemmies!!!!!!!!
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