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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm about to go into labor here but I never once got constipated. I read about it, but it's like an urban legend to me. However, I wonder if I have just done things differently and that's what helped.

First, I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat a lot of meat. This isn't the solution necessarily but it might be why I never had a problem.

Second, I was so so thirsty from the 5th week, so I really drank a ton of water everyday. I would wake up in the middle of the night and guzzle the 12 ounces next to my bed, then get more. It was like I couldn't get enough.

Third, when they told me I was iron deficient in the 2nd 
trimester and I had to add iron supplements, I panicked that this would cause me to become constipated since I read so much about it. I started taking 4 tsp of benefiber every morning in my protein shake.

Fourth, the only thing I craved were apples and oranges until the 6th month. But even after I got off my fruit kick, I still didn't have trouble.

It's not like it used to be for me, but I'm regular and don't go more than a day without going.

Watch what you eat, don't eat a lot of junk food or processed food and drink a ton of water.[/quote]

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