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What are the side effects of not pooping for awhile while pregnant ?
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How long?: bowel habits differ among everyone. When you say a while...How long is that? If you are taking prenatal vitamins then they probably have iron in them, and this will tend to constipate women worse. I would suggest taking a stool softener while on prenatal vitamins. The most common side effect of constipation is abdominal discomfort.
Answered 3/24/2017
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