Is poop labor a thing?

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YOU GUYS THIS IS THE WORST. I’m only 10 weeks and I’ve been getting constipated but yesterday I literally felt like I was in labor with the worst cramps of my life. These were worse than contractions with my first baby. 
Is this normal? Am I dying? I feel like I’m dying

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Me too. Just happened to me today. My dr won’t believe me that it is super painful. I’ve always had problems with constipation 😐. I’m 16 weeks and it is HORRIBLE! Take my fiber everyday and nothing works!

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Yeppp. I am 25 weeks tomorrow and still deal with it. It’s no fun. I’m sorry. :/ It’s amazing how much poop can affect our livelihood and I didn’t realize that until this pregnancy.
I use these per my doctor: fiber supplements (citrucel oral caplets; I get the store generic since it’s cheaper and the same), stool softeners (docusate, also store generic), and always having milk of magnesia on hand in the event I’m backed up. I like the Philips strawberry flavored milk of magnesia because it actually tastes pleasant.
Warning with milk of magnesia: do NOT take more than the directed dose. If you get the extra concentrated one, 15ml is all you should take. Not 30ml. You will be sooo sorry. (Source: Me. My experience, lol. I was especially desperate one day and took 30ml, and it gave me the worst cramps + more than I bargained for).
If I get complacent and stop taking my supplements, I get backed up again, so I’ve learned I just need to stay on them. I’ve found that one cup of coffee has really helped me as well, in addition to trying my best to keep foods high in fiber in my house.

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With my daughter, when I was early pregnant I was super constipated and was in so much pain I was breaking out in a cold sweat and everything. I was terrified I was miscarrying until I realized I hadn't pooped in a week!
Put 2 cap fulls of miralax in the water bottle the next couple of days and it got completely better.  Then I just took a cap full of the miralax daily until I didnt need it when I was further along

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Prune juice ladies. I swear by it. I get little cans of it at my grocery store and drink one whenever I feel a bit backed up.

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METAMUCIL! METAMUCIL! METAMUCIL! 
It’s literally the only thing that saved me from extreme postpartum poop issues (and I was absolutely struggling to go to the bathroom and in extreme pain every time). Now I can go everyday and it doesn’t hurt 🥳

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Constipation is an unfortunate norm in pregnancy, and sometimes before I finally poop the cramping is pretty brutal. I incorporate prunes into my diet every other day to promote regularity.

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I had pretty terrible gas pains with my daughter for many weeks. Sounds like that could be what you’re dealing with. Laying on my left side helped it release.

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I’ve been taking a hot bath with epsom salt and that helps, I’m also taking Colace 2 in 1 everyday now to help. It’s so bad

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I just bought some prunes. How many do you take every other day

Is poop labor a thing?

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