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My 3 Year Old Is Constipated?
Asked by B.R. from Seattle
on August 10, 2010
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My 3 Year Old boy is constipated he stays in the bathroom for 20 minutes and he said he cant go what can i do
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- Take him to the Doctor. Get a medical assessment...and so you know if he 'is' constipated or not. "Forcing" poop to come out, is not good. Or if he is sitting a lon...
- White grape or pear juice always worked for my son. Prune juice if he'll drink it.
- If your son is getting uncomfortable, or if this has gone on for more than a day, you could give him a glycerin suppository (a liquid children's form is available). Th...
Constipation
Asked by S.E. from Milwaukee
on August 30, 2009
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I have a 7 month old-first child. The last couple days, she has seem real constipated. You can see if i her eyes that she is hurting. She cries at times too. I was pl...
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- We've had the same issue with our 15 month old son. We switched from rice to oatmeal cereal when he first started eating solids, the stage 1 prunes (even at his age n...
- I would definitely push your foods that are great for digestive health. Apples, strawberries - foods full in fiber. Avoid grapes and bananas during constipation as t...
- our daughter was always constipated. We did either 1/2 prune juice 1/2 formula bottles. We did go to the dr. and they gave us some medicine... which was TERRIBLE, I ...
Help with Constipated Baby!
Asked by A.A. from San Francisco
on December 28, 2008
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My guy hasn't had a bowel movement in two days and while we were in the bath was straining and got little solids (not for too long obviously) pieces out so I'm convinc...
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- My son was constipated from the moment we put him on solids until the time he turned four. He is now 5.5. We have been through everything so here is what I can tell yo...
- A., Sounds like he may need some pedia lite.....
- Try mixing 2 ounces of water with 2 ounces of apple juice or prune juice and giving it to him in his bottle, I would try about every 2 hours for a total of 6 and see i...
Poor Constipated Toddler
Asked by K.W. from Denver
on January 14, 2009
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My little girl has been having rabbits running in her diaper lately and I would say is pretty constipated. I'm pretty sure its my fault - with only four teeth its eas...
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- Our daughter was doing this for a while. She's ADDICTED to macaroni and cheese, so we started feeding her a bowl of oatmeal every morning, along with a small glass of ...
- Don't give her any ripe bananas! Almost any other fruit will help loosen things up a little, also lettuce.
- K., I would like to suggest more fiber in her diet, you may not have her on good vitamins also. Many vitamins out there actually isolate because they cannot absorb...
7 Month Old Constipated
Asked by A.L. from Buffalo
on September 25, 2008
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Do any of you have ideas of how to help a constipated 7 1/2 month old? My daughter has been constipated (hard stools) for 2 days now. She is exclusively breastfed (...
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- My now 9 mo used to have the same problem. Pears changed our life! Keep up the regiment of pears and your baby girl will be filling diapers in no time. Before the ...
- A small amout of Caro corn syrup worked for my daughter. It was information handed down from my aunt a mother of six. Took about an hour or so for it to work. Start...
- Flaxseed oil (or maybe even ground flaxseeds) is supposed to be a good natural laxative. I'd talk to your pediatrician first before you give this to her though.
Constipation
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on November 5, 2006
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Help!
My three year old is very constipated. He is a very picky eater. I need something that I can hide in his food to help him. Ive been putting wheat germ in whate...
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- Hi K., I have this problem with my almost 3yr old too. I have found that if I put a 1/2 teaspoon of Benefiber in her sippy cup 3 times a day it helps her. It isn't im...
- Try prune juice or baby food prunes. You can mix the juice with apple juice or the food with applesauce. I tried it with my son and it worked great.
- Apple Juice has really been helping to keep my 20 mo old regular. Good luck. C.
Constipation!
Asked by L.K. from Portland
on May 14, 2007
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It's more then obvious that my lil one is constipated. He tries so hard to go to the bathroom and I try to encourage him to keep trying, but only a little is coming o...
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- My son had the same problem and most times eating baby prunes or drinking prune juice helped but if things aren't getting better you might have to take him to the drs ...
- Hi Diluted pear or prune juice always worked for my kids. Is he eating cereal? Rice cereal can be very constipating. The oatmeal cereal worked better for my kids. ...
- Hello, I have a 14 month old Daughter that has the same issue once in awhile & has had since birth. I just put a little corn syrup or karo syrup in her bottle or ...
Constipation
Asked by B.B. from San Antonio
on December 29, 2008
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my 3 1/2 old is a bit constipated. ive called her dr but all they really prescribed was a supository and im not really into putting her into more pain. ive heard about...
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- Hi B., Have you tried giving her more fruit- grapes, etc. Or you could just put some karo syrup in her evening milk glass or juice drink- for age about 1.5 tbls sh...
- Decreasing the starches is a good one. You could also try increasing the fruit. Does she like sweet potatoes or carrots? I've found success in cooking and mashing e...
- Hi B., You can give her several bottles of distilled water with some lemon juice in it, several times per day. It sounds like she needs more water in her daily die...
My One Month Old Is Constipated Again
Asked by S.H. from Hartford
on December 18, 2007
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My son is one month old yesterday. He was constipated last week and the doctor told me to give him one oz water with one oz gerber apple juice. I did and it worked but...
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- Even though I breast fed, my daughter has had problems with constipation since she was about 2 months old. Every time she needed to have a bowel movement she would sh...
- S., If you are breastfeeding, it is normal for your little one to occasionally not poo for up to a week, and that's ok. But if you are bottlefeeding, you may be usin...
- wow you got some great advice. everyone told you what i was going to say try it all. my daughter is 2 now and still has trouble going. she is on the prescripiton gl...
Constipation
Asked by C.T. from Detroit
on September 27, 2008
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My daughter has been constipated for a few weeks. She cries and strains when she poops and there are specks of blood. She refuses to drink water despite my attempts. ...
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- Try sugary things, like Kool Aid and popsicles all day long. And then use those glycerin suppositories. They are easy to use and don't hurt and work quickly. There'...
- I think apples/applesauce/apple juice is supposed to do the trick. Can try pickles too (because of the vinegar). When my daughter was a baby I had to give her a baby...
- Grapes, grapes, grapes.
