Poo after birth
I’m 1 week postpartum and still haven’t managed to have a poo yet. I do have alot of stitches down there from birth so I think some of it might be psychological but I’m also not really feeling an urge either. I have been taking lactulose as recommended on discharge. Is this still a normal ish amount of time or should I contact midwife?
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Personally, I would let the midwife know. They didn't actually let me out of the hospital both times until I'd had a poo
Are you able to try movicol ? I find lactose a bit too harsh whereas movicol helps things move a bit easily
Yeah you could contact your gp I got mine to prescribe some movicol as I’d not gone a few days after my section
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