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7 Foods to Help Pregnancy-Related Constipation
It happens to nearly every pregnant woman but none of us like to talk about it. Constipation. As much as you want to go to the bathroom, sometimes you just can’t. It’s a natural, if unpleasant, part of pregnancy caused by your digestive process slowing down so you can get all the nutrients out of your food to better nourish you and baby. But a stopped-up GI tract can make you feel bloated and awful! Before you reach for the laxatives and stool softeners, try adding a few of these healthy foods to your diet to keep everything moving along in there!
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Engineer Mommy commented on Feb 03 12 at 4:12 amI was terribly constipated during my pregnancy. Here is some advice from me: If you take iron supplements, go for organic. They won’t make you as constipated as the normal ones. Some foods I loved to eat during pregnancy that helped me with constipation: Oatmeal and prunes (fresh or dried).
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