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Constipation is extremely common in pregnancy. It is due to decreased bowel motility secondary to elevated progesterone (usual in pregnancy), which can lead to better consumption of water.

I'd twice too. The first happened in the first month. It was terrible. The second one triggered my first bleeding in the 13th week of pregnancy. Consequently, I pay great attention not to have constipation again. And up to now I remain very regular.

The below ideas are from my personal experience:

1. Eat more veggies and fruits daily. Vegetables include cabbage, broccoli, spinach and other dark green leafy vegetables. Fruits include pears, oranges, pears, bananas and grapefruits. Apples are also good, but only eat them sometimes.

2. Eat more liquid food such as for instance soup. Soup contains around, if not more, nutrition than regular food and is straightforward to digest. Plus, soup adds more fluid to your system. For example, rather than eating double baked apples, I make roasted red pepper, leek, and potato cream soup or potato soup with mushrooms and marjoram. Instead of consuming roasted chicken, I make cream of chicken soup, chicken noodle soup or tortilla soup with shredded chicken.

3. Drink plenty of water. Drink 6-8 cups of water every single day. Often a glass of orange juice or vegetable juice is useful too. Reduce caffeinated drinks such as for example tea, coffee and soda to a maximum of 1-2 cups daily. Reduce the caffeine intake to less than 300 mg of caffeine the same of four glasses of coffee daily. I virtually only avoid them and only drink water, milk, fresh fruit juice and vegetable juice.

4. Do exercise once some time. A fast 15-30-minute slow walking twice a week helps the bowel movement. But avoid any vigorous exercise which will be not encouraged by your physician.

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