Hi, my girlfiend is nearly 8 months pregnant and has terrible constipation. she is now at the stage where the poo seems to big and hard to come out. She is in agony and is worried she is doing serious damage and cant actually pass it at all. She is reluctant to go to the hospital as it is an embarressing subject, she has read in pregnancy books that your insides can actually fall out if she pushes too hard at these late stages of pregnancy. please help. Regards Jamie
Hi, I understand your concern. Pregnancy hormones affect motility of bowels, they get sluggish . Thus stools lie in large intestine for a long time.absorbing the water content & stool gets Chat Doctor.  * This can be managed by much lifestyle changes- - Have frequent & small savings of food throughout the day with salads/ fruits each time.  -