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What can i do to get rid of constipation , i am 28 weeks pregnant and constipation is getting worst day by day .
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What have you tried?: The first step is to make sure you are drinking adequate water daily. Increase your intake of fiber and vegetables. If no success with that, you then may want to move onto medication. Both the fiber that you mix into water (like metamucil), stool softeners like colace, and laxatives like MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) are safe for use in pregnancy.
Answered 7/16/2014
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