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michelleJC · 04-19-2006, 08:57 PM

Funny that this thread came up today as I just got off the phone with my doctor for this very problem. I am 4 1/2 months out and have never had any problems with my pouch. Lately, I have been constipated due to adding iron pills as I am anemic. I have been taking stool softeners but not hardly pooping at all. So the last couple weeks I have experienced nausea almost every time I eat or drink something which causes me not want to eat or drink which makes me even more constipated. It's a big vicious cycle. Anyway, the doctor said that the nausea could absolutely be related to my constipation. He also said that the pouch is a muscle and when you are under stress or have anxiety, that can also cause the pouch to decrease in size due to contractions and cause you not to be able to eat or drink much. I have not had any vomiting, just the nausea. He told me to take some Milk of Magnesia to get cleaned out and then lower my iron intake and up the stool softeners for a while. I would say if you are puking everything, to see the doctor but if you think it's constipation, try MOM or some stool softeners and see if that works. That's what I am going to try for now. Oh, he also said that we need to have a BM every 2-3 days.