Forcing it is one of the worst things you can do.
“You can use stool softeners—Miralax and Colace are absolutely pregnancy safe,” Dr. Elborno says. “Because Miralax works by pulling water into the gut, it’s not something that’s affecting you systemically and that’s one of the reasons it’s safe,” she says. “It is also something that has been used for a really long time. We have a lot more data on drugs that have been used in pregnancy for a long time as opposed to newer and more novel medications.
Colace, as Dr. Elborno mentioned, is another old faithful constipation medication that’s safe to use in pregnancy. It’s what’s known as an emollient laxative, and works by drawing water and fat into the stool to make it easier to pass.Seriously though, as someone who has never gone a week without pooping for as long as I can remember, I was kind of alarmed about this whole situation. I was more bloated and uncomfortable than I had ever been in my life.
Turns out, it’s very uncommon for constipation to become an actual emergency. “If you’re super uncomfortable and having abdominal pain, you should probably go see someone,” Dr. Elborno says. Other signs it’s time to call your doctor include: nausea, vomiting,, and black or dark gray stool. “It is very rare but there are some people who need manual disimpaction,” Dr. Elborno adds. Meaning, a doctor will need to remove the hardened, backed-up stool from the colon.
But also, just because it’s not so serious doesn’t mean you have to just live with it. “A lot of people assume that if something is normal or expected for pregnancy, that they just have to kind of deal with it,” Dr. Elborno says. “The reality is that there are a lot of supportive measures we can take to improve quality of life, decrease this symptom’s effect on overall well-being, and try to make pregnancy more enjoyable.
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