Please tell me that 💩 gets easier!

I am still on my painkillers 2 weeks post baby and i really struggle to poo.

I feel like if i strain I'll pop my scar open 😭

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Have you been given lactulose x

yep it must be doing something but not much! X

Drink a lot of water and walk as much as your body will let you .

In my case what really helped me is atleast 4L of water + prune juice. Had no difficulty with poo at all. 4L of water was my choice btw 🤣

What painkillers are you on lovely x

Dihydrocodeine

I cut down on some pain killers and it made it easier. I think the amount was what made me constipated x

Try halving your pain pills if you can. And you can try a magnesium supplement!

Oh sorry! It is awful isn’t it! 💔 c sections can really mess up your gut for while, especially if you had antibiotics. ibuprofen also made it worse for me so I stopped taking as soon as I felt I could and just took paracetamol. I got worse before I got better unfortunately but I definitely did after a few weeks. The doc told me to get some movicol sachets for a few days just to get things moving 🥴 Then I’ve been taking a daily probiotic which has really helped!

I was told Dihydrocodine isn’t good for bowels. I’m taking peppermint oil tablets to help, but also reassurance it does get better x

Take lactulose and glycerin suppositories if really bad. I had an awful bout of it x

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