mom for constipation

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Registered: 04-08-2003
mom for constipation
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Thu, 09-04-2003 - 3:42pm
Is milk of magnesia o.k. for constipation if possibly pg, Occasionally and especially in the last week and a half its been a prob.. I took some early last week and it seemed to be really gentle on my stomach but that was before I realized there could be chance of pg.


Thanks

Christa

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Registered: 05-30-2003
Thu, 09-04-2003 - 3:53pm
Hi Christa

My midwife gave me a list of meds that are OK to take while pg. It says that Milk of Magnesia is okay to take, but that it should be a last resort (i.e. you should drink lots of water, consume fiber, etc...)...but those don't help 'after-the-fact'! So basically, yes MOM is okay to take...just not something to make a habit of if it's not really needed. I'm not certain why it's listed as a 'last resort', but I'm sure it wouldn't be on the list if there was a chance it would harm your baby. My guess is that they just try to advocate the preventive rather than curative route.

I hope this helps!

Cheers!

Lori & Lil One

EDD 4/16/04