I had very bad constipation at week 30. I was overseas and didn’t drink much water cos there weren’t a lot of toilets. It took me more than 30 minutes in the toilet but through it all, I instinctively did not push it out cos I had read that I’ll tear or get haemorrhoids. I moved around and tried different positions. Squeezed my abdominal muscles everytime I breathed out. I also did this breathing technique called J breathing, which is good practice for labour as well. Even though I did took a long time, I definitely didn’t tear.
Trial and error but for me, what resolved my constipation issue is drinking 3 litres of water everyday and taking Greek yoghurt for breakfast (with fruits and nuts). But ultimately I felt what saved me the most from tearing was the technique to pushing out during constipation 😅
Please do find out from doctor what can be done with the tear, hopefully it’ll resolve with time.
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