Is metamucil safe during pregnancy as I has previously required Ducolax in large doses to move the bowel due to a blockage of the bowel, IBS and I also have colitis, which has resulted in dependency. I have previously gone 6-8 months without taking laxatives and I did not move my bowel once (I was even trying coloxal for a while which did not work at all). I've completely stopped Dulcoax since finding out I was pregnant and I'm only about a month alongting but I am get
hi ,constipation anyways gets worsened in preganncy due to sphincter relaxation effect of progestrone .Metamucil is a category b drug ie no proven risks in humans. so it is absolutely safe in pregnancy. all the best. if constipation doesn't get relieved with this you can switch to Syp cremaffin 2 tsf at bedtime .
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Is It Safe To Take 'metamucil' During Pregnancy?
hi ,constipation anyways gets worsened in preganncy due to sphincter relaxation effect of progestrone .Metamucil is a category b drug ie no proven risks in humans. so it is absolutely safe in pregnancy. all the best. if constipation doesn t get relieved with this you can switch to Syp cremaffin 2 tsf at bedtime .