Best stool softener??

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Currently 29/5 and have been battling constipation and hemorrhoids for about 2 weeks...😔.  I have tried colace, but I don't feel it's doing much 'softening'.  Also, I am eating a high fiber diet, drinking plenty of water, and am on my 2nd dose of milk of magnesia (using every other day).  To put it frankly, I need my poo softer because it hurts:(. PLEASE HELP ME!

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Miralax!!! It's amazing , trust me .

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Too much finer can make constipation waaaaaay worse. It just plugs everything up. Colace takes about 2 days to work, and make sure you're drinking a lot of water with fiber or Colace. Not just a lot but A LOT. Colace draws the water out and into your bowels to "loosen everything". Fiber and water bulk things up. Too much bulk and not enough water are like a hair ball passing through a pipe.

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The only thing I would have done different during this pregnancy - I would see a specialist as soon as i got the trouble. I suggest seeing a proctologist , there're safe treatment options during pregnancy, I don't put much trust in over the counter stuff

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I always use citrucel. Doesn't give u gas and works within 12hrs

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My dr recommended senokot and it worked really well for me! Softener with a very gentle laxative.

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Miralax, hands down. Works within a day for me. Sometimes sooner. Colace has never worked for me.

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These have helped me regulate at 35 weeks..

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I'm surprised milk of magnesia doesn't work for you. Half a dose for me and I can't stay off the toilet. Try Miralax!

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Colace is good

Best stool softener??

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