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Question- a Little Gross Posted: 08-20-07 10:05am
I'm 6 weeks pregnant, and am having
problems with constipation already. I go
like every 4 days right now. Well I went
earlier, and there was a little bit of
light blood in it. Is that okay or is
this something i need to worry about? I'm
terrified of having a miscarriage.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 08-20-07 11:49am
its probably because you strained when you
went. try drinking orange juice every
morning and speak to your midwife about it
if its getting too much of a pain
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Lauren_Jay15
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Posted: 08-20-07 12:19pm
Hiya, I'm not criticising rj's advice but
I was told by my midwife that the things
that would make constipation worse are
acidic and fatty foods and drinks. Orange
juice being one of them.
The best thing you can do is have a bowl
of bran flakes, weatabix, a fibre full
breakfast. Drink lots of water to help
flush through your intestines and soften
the poo (lol, sorry). Try to avoid bigger
meals, and eat little and often and eating
a big meal with overwhelm your bowels, and
eat lots of green veg.
Hope this helped.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 08-20-07 15:46pm
ok ive done some research :
Your digestive system can do with a little
help during this exciting time. Eating
more fibre-rich foods, like fruit,
vegetables, cereals and wholemeal bread,
will help provide the necessary roughage
to keep your system moving.
Drinking a lot of fluid helps keep the
stool soft and easy to pass. At least 7-8
glasses a day is recommended. You can
drink as much water and fruit juices
(particularly prune and orange juice) as
you like. It’s better to drink water,
but even a little tea or coffee counts
towards the total.
and exercise
there seems to be alot of opinions on this
subject as there seems to be no one cause
for constipation
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chrissy721
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Posted: 08-20-07 15:48pm
thanks rose! That was sweet of you to do
all that work. I called the
doctor and they said that if I feel cramps
or pains to go to the .E.R. but it sounds
like a good case of hemmeroids due to
constipation. So I'll try what you said
and hopefully it'll do the job.
I called the
doctor and they said that if I feel cramps
or pains to go to the .E.R. but it sounds
like a good case of hemmeroids due to
constipation. So I'll try what you said
and hopefully it'll do the job. 
