This is honestly the worst part of my first trimester. I'm so bloated and uncomfortable all the time and it's making me miserable. I've started drinking more water but it's not helping much. What worked for you all?
What worked for me was soaking few munakka/figs overnight and eating in morning, plus lots of water and walking a bit. Oats and fruits too. These home things help for normal constipation, but if you have pain or bleeding then please tell your gynac.
My doctor said iron tablets often make constipation worse, so she told me to increase water and fibre and stay active. She also suggested isabgol but only after asking her. Dont start any medicine yourself, run it by your gynac.
Amma told me to have a small bowl of ragi and plenty of buttermilk, and it really helped my system. Lots of water and fibre is the trick. If it gets stubborn dont strain, just check with doctor calmly.
Honestly sitting all day at work made mine worse. I started keeping a big water bottle on my desk, walking after lunch and eating fruit in the evening. Made a real difference without any medicine.
Ufff constipation in pregnancy is the worst, I dealt with it both times. Drink loads of water, eat papaya (ripe), fruits, soaked raisins and add fibre. Morning warm water helped me a lot. If it stays bad ask ur doc, dont take any laxative on ur own.
