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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Constipation During Pregnancy?

My daughter is 9 weeks pregnant & extremely constipated . She drank 2 cups of smooth move today with 2 tea bags in each cup today within realm of an 8 hour period . She has just gone to the bathroom finally after over a week however is experiencing intense cramps in her stomach . Can smooth move be harmful to baby?
posted on Sat, 1 Nov 2014
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Hi,
I understand your concern .
In pregnancy pregnancy hormones level rises in body. this causes slow bowel movements, as a result food lies in intestines for a long time,the water content of the feces is absorbed to make them dry . This leads to constipation.
To manage your daughter's case-
- give food with good fiber content ( Plenty of vegetables, salads,fruits with skins(whenever possible), unprocessed grains.
- Let her drink 10-12 glasses of water in 24 hours.
- A glass of hot milk with 1 spoon of clear butter at bed time helps in softening stools.
- Alternatively she can have mild purgatives like cremaffin / Lactulose suspension (Duphalac) daily in the beginning.Glycerine suppository helps in very hard stools.
* At present she has taken a double dose of stool softner,& getting cramps . ...Let her take rest, plenty of water,liquid diet.You can give half tab. of Baralgan if pain is too much.
-let her have light diet for a couple of days & then start with the advised diet.
Thanks.
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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Constipation During Pregnancy?

Hi, I understand your concern . In pregnancy pregnancy hormones level rises in body. this causes slow bowel movements, as a result food lies in intestines for a long time,the water content of the feces is absorbed to make them dry . This leads to constipation. To manage your daughter s case- - give food with good fiber content ( Plenty of vegetables, salads,fruits with skins(whenever possible), unprocessed grains. - Let her drink 10-12 glasses of water in 24 hours. - A glass of hot milk with 1 spoon of clear butter at bed time helps in softening stools. - Alternatively she can have mild purgatives like cremaffin / Lactulose suspension (Duphalac) daily in the beginning.Glycerine suppository helps in very hard stools. * At present she has taken a double dose of stool softner,& getting cramps . ...Let her take rest, plenty of water,liquid diet.You can give half tab. of Baralgan if pain is too much. -let her have light diet for a couple of days & then start with the advised diet. Thanks.