How Do You Ease Constipation During Pregnancy?
One of the more common (and embarrassing) complaints of pregnancy is constipation. Of every woman who is pregnant, about half of them will experience constipation. Our intestines have slowed and become more relaxed thanks to those pregnancy hormones and later on, due to the increasing pressure of the baby on our intestines. Don’t dismay, there is help! Eat lots of fiber. The goal is to eat 25-30 grams of fiber per day, and this can come from a variety of sources: Bran (Nature’s number one combatants against constipation) Whole Grain bread and cereals Fruits-Eating a fruit is much better than just drinking fruit juice, because it provides you with more fiber, and it slows the body’ s absorption of it’s natural sugar (this is important if you have gestational diabetes). Raw Veggies Next on the list is drink lots of water. The way our intestines work is our small intestines absorb vitamins and minerals, then after the small intestines are done, the now waste product moves to the large int
