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Are laxatives safe to take during pregnancy?

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No No No! Laxatives pass through the placenta and can be harmful!!

Your best bet (if you're constipated) is to drink a fiber drink like fibersure or metamucill or drink lots of water. You can even take a stool softener like Senekot if you are really bound up.

Avoid enemas too.

To whoever wrote that, Senekot is NOT a stool softener. It's a very powerful stimulant laxative. Do not take it while pregnant. Stool softeners include colace, Fibercon and other bulk forming fiber meds.

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