TMI warning ✋? I haven’t had a bm in over a week. I feel miserable. I don’t even have the urge to go. But I’m constantly…

If you haven’t kept anything down maybe there isn’t anything to come out. When I was pregnant with my son I barely had any bm because I couldn’t keep anything down. I lost 15 pounds ? hopefully you can keep something down soon.

Just drinking prune juice helped me.

Try magnesium citrate it's cheap & gets the job done. Safe during pregnancy too

My bizarre solution: prunes throughout the day and a dinner of all the sweet corn you can eat. Strange, I know, but works for me.

Also, I've had two family members recently end up with with intestinal issues and I've been doing some reading. The concept of the stool that you put your feet on is something everyone needs to do. If you don't have a stool handy then think about leaning back against the toilet seat. It's crazy how much strain we put on our system when we are in the "hunched over" position. And now I've know two people (one who is 29 years old) who have had major surgery and a big part of each was possibly the strain put on their system from hunched over and pushing.

Best of luck.

I second the magnesium citrate. Works like a charm and quickly.

I used oat bran during my last pregnancy. It’s really high in fibre, just had in the evening with some milk heated up and in the morning I’d go. It was the only thing that worked for me xx

Same problem and had a migraine. My sister brought over this magnesium powder you mix into water and it started the process within a couple hours

Thanks ladies. I tried the magnesium citrate. It made me so nauseous but it kinda worked. I say kinda bc I still feel full and uncomfortable. But it did make me go. I know I’m constipated bc I have to take iron pills on top of my prenatal. It’s horrible. I may have to resort to prunes ?

Does corn really make you go? I love corn!

Sometimes you have to take more than 1 magnesium citrate if you’re that backed up. But I’ve never had it make me nauseous. I just drink it over a period of about an hour. And, I have found it to be more tolerable if I refrigerate it first.

Also, something worth considering on a regular basis is a magnesium supplement. The pills are pretty big, so if you’re like me and prefer chewable or gummies, check out GNC, they have some. But if you take it on a regular basis it should really help things along.

I don’t know if corn makes you go, but what I do know about corn is that it’s one of those veggies that your stomach doesn’t truly digest and can sometimes come back out in the same consistency it went in. Sorry, gross, I know. Yuck. I love corn too, but it’s never had the effect on me.

Also, I forgot to mention, that I’m taking iron pills too, but mine are specifically made to be easy in your stomach and have folic acid in them etc. they are really good for you. It’s a prescription called Fusion if you want to check it out.

Thanks Cassie. That was extremely helpful. I’m making a stop to gnc tomorrow for those magnesium pills!

I did only do the drink once bc of how it made me feel. I don’t think the nausea was bc of the magnesium citrate per day. I get nauseous from drinking water these days.

I will ask my doctor about those iron pills

Try a daily probiotic.. it’s helped me with my first two pregnancies and now this one..

Good luck Sasha, having potty problems on top of already being nauseous is the worst!