If you get grossed out easy I wouldn't read any further. I'm being pretty blunt & descriptive about pooping....hey, it's my journal :)
I'm not the type to poop every day, actually if I go weekly then I'm happy. I'm on methadone maintenance program & that really makes it difficult to go. Before I got pregnant I would take 2 Dulcolax pills once a week if I didn't go, that would basically clean me out. Once I found out I was pregnant I couldn't take the laxatives anymore, I was just waiting to see. OMG it was hell....if I did go it's like little hard marbles. I would try taking more fiber in my diet, eat more fruit especially grapes but I'm not very good at eating healthy every day. Finally on my last doctor's appointment I asked her about taking Colace--she said to take 100mg twice a day. The first 3 days I took it once & I saw a slight improvement on the 3rd day (since it takes up to 3 days to take effect). Now for the last week I've been taking it twice a day & it's getting much better...the marbles are starting to be more like doughnut holes (sorry). I'm not going everyday but I am going a couple times a week which is soooo much better than what I was doing before. If you are having trouble give Docusate Sodium (Colace) a try (take to your doctor first of course), all it does it add water to your bowels to make it easier to pass.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Colace (a straight forward post)
Posted by J.D. at 11:47 PM
Labels: Pregnancy Milestones
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