[tatedivine]

This constipation is driving me mad. It had gone, I was so happy, and I felt good, but now I've been put on a multivitamin with high iron levels to boost mine, I just can't get past this constipation. I feel so horrible all the time again, but I am counting down the days till this baby comes, and once she's out I know I'll feel so much better.

[newmommy710]

Ugh, me too. I wonder if it's bad not to take the iron.

[Daffodil]

Maybe take it every other day, alternating with a multi-vitamin without iron in it?

And eat a lot of spinach!!

[thewayyousmile]

Have you guys tried milk of magnesia on the days your constipation is really bad? It helped me a lot during my last pregnancy.

[Arei_720]

I'd probably ignore the vitamin and eat iron-rich foods instead. This site has a couple lists of foods with lots of iron. Foods High In Iron

From the site-
"General list of Foods high in iron (see Tables 2 and 3 for exact iron content): • Meats: Beef, Pork, Lamb (Pick red meats that are lean), Turkey, Chicken, Duck, Organ meats: (Liver, giblets) • Dairy: Egg Yolks • Seafood/Fish: Salmon, shrimp, clams, Tuna, Oysters, Sardines • Green Leafy Vegetables: Spinach, Asparagus, Broccoli, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Kale, Turnip Greens, Parsley, Cabbage • Certain fortified foods: Cereals, Oatmeal, Pasta, Rice, Grits • Dried Beans: Lima Beans, Kidney Beans, Navy Beans, Soy Beans, Chick Beans, Pinto Beans, Black Eye Beans • Nuts: Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame, Tahini • Dried Fruits: Apricots, Rasins, Dates - Prunes, Figs, pumkin and squash seeds • Other: Tomato puree, Tomato paste, Tofu, Barley"

[EllenCarroll]

I am so sorry you ladies are dealing with this, I havent personally had any problems with this pregnancy dealing with it, but last pregnancy was horrible. I hope you can get it under control soon! (hugs)

[sweetliberty]

Mine has come back within the past couple weeks too. I haven't changed my diet or my vitamin either so I don't know what the cause is. It hurts pretty bad. The only thing I have found that even remotely helps is eating yogurt everyday.

[Hoping]

Are you anemic? You could just take a liquid iron supplement. It is much easier for your body to absorb so it won't make you constipated. The catch is that it taste like poo. The only way I could get mine down was to put it in a really strong juice like red grape.

I am so sorry you are having trouble with constipation. For whatever reason, it hasn't been a problem for me this pregnancy, but omg, when I was preg with my daughter, I thought I was going to die. I was constipated the whole 9 months.

[Mama2threeprincesses]

Oh girl I hear ya. I've been put on Iron supps too since I am anemic (and a vegetarian). I've found that drinking TONS of water (I drink about 2 liters a day) and every morning I eat 2 Metamucil fiber wafers... it's helping, but it's still been a tough go...lol