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You don't need to take that to a hospital, they will provide you with stool softeners there
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COLACE.... such relief in such a little pill
The nurses gave it to me after birth and it really helped me especially after labor and everything is kind of sore
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So I was prescribed colace .. I honestly never had any issues with constipation before labor but I took it preventatively. Looking back now, I would have only taken it for a week instead the month they recommended since I didn’t have issues. It sort of made system lazy and I ended up getting constipated while on it! So I had to stop it and find natural ways (through food and other natural supplements) to get back on track because it got so bad I was bleeding 😫 all because I took it too long and didn’t even really need it.
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I hear you. Listen to your body. It doesn’t hurt to try for a few days to get that first bowel out the way! But if you think you’re good then stop! Honestly for me peeing was more painful because I had some small tears and I was surprised to be okay with my bowels until the colace messed me up.
Fyi what I ended up doing to undo the constipation was taking slippery elm supplants and eating pears, Sunchokes and celery regularly.
Just gave birth last week. I did pack colace and wanted to start taking it after birth but the nurses were very knowledgeable and started me on stool softener, gas pills right away.
Thank you, and congratulations 🥰
Miralax will open the flood gates, colace will soften it like fiber to make easier.