Friday, August 12, 2011

I'm 8 weeks pregnant and constipated?

It is very normal to be constipated during pregnancy. Do you have a blue syringe, kind of like they use to suck out a baby's nose. What you can do is get some warm, not hot, water and put a very mild soap in it or if you don't have anything mild use just the warm water. Now I apoligize, but I am going to be a bit graphic here. Fill the blue syringe with water while you are sitting on the toilet. Put vasaline on it or some kind of lubricant and very gently slide it into your rectum. Make sure that you are leaning forward or even laying down when you do this. Once it is placed inside your rectum gently squeeze as much of the warm water as you can into your rectum. Do your best to keep the water in place for at least 15-20 seconds. Then make sure you are sitting on the toilet when you let go. I should loosen it up quickly. If you need to do it again, it is safe to do so. Then, just as a suggestion, you should probably start taking a good fiber supplement like metemucil or something else like that. They all work pretty well. I have had to do the blue bulb thing before on numerous occasions. It's kinda wierd and gross but it works very well. Good luck hon and talk to your doc if your constipation continues.

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