Constipation
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Constipated
Asked by M.M. from Salinas
on October 29, 2009
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my five year old boy has been constipated since one month i had tried many things but none of them work what should i do
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- Take him to the doctor!
- Did you happen to put him on a multi-vitamin with iron recently? My friend did this (because they don't eat a lot of red meat in their house) and her son started gett...
- my 4 year old daughter has been suffering from the same, since she was 6 months old...it's been horrible & she is very picky, doesn't eat much...her doctor prescribed ...
Constipated?
Asked by E.H. from Baton Rouge
on October 26, 2008
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My daughter is about 4 1/2 weeks old. I recently switched her from breastmilk to formula. We have been out of town for the past few days and I have noticed a change in...
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- Hello E., My daughter was having a similar problem. I use dark karo syrup in the morning bottle. I put 1 teaspoon in a 4oz bottle and 2 teaspoons in a 8oz bottle. I w...
- My doctor told me to put my son in a warm bath and massage his stomach, Just be prepared to get them out fast cause it does make a mess. He also told me to insert a ...
- No no no apple juice!! Nothing except breastmilk or formula till at the VERY least 4 months of age (better yet, 5-6 months, if you ask me). No suppositories or any...
Constipation
Asked by R.L. from San Francisco
on November 2, 2010
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My daughter is 9 months old I'm trying to figure out what foods cause constipation. Think she might be constipated. Thanks.
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- Any food that has starch/flour ingredient (pasta, rice, etc). Give more fruit
- Hi- I know that banana's caused constipation in my nephews. And they all love bananas. The solution for them was less banana's, other mixed fruits, and sometimes mira...
- For mine, at that age, I blamed the rice cereal. I switched to oatmeal (Earth's Best, to be precise) and life was good again for a while. Mine was still breastfed (it ...
Constipation
Asked by P.S. from Roanoke
on July 13, 2010
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What can I do to help my grandson (6 mo. old) have immediate relief for constipation?
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- When my boys were infants, one was severely constipated and constantly crying and generally in pain. We tried a few things, but the doc told us to go to the drug stor...
- give him some prune juice
- My daughter has had chronic constipation since she was 5 weeks old, so I am well versed in this. Here is what our doctor suggested to try first: Ideas- *Rub her b...
Constipation?
Asked by M.W. from Washington DC
on August 28, 2010
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I thought my 7 mo old was teething... she had been waking up at night several times lately after being able to sleep from 8:30pm to 7:30am .,,,and she still may very w...
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- If constipation you want to cut back on rice, meat and dairy. Increase prunes, raisins, figs, and especially add soaked goji berries. These are superfoods that will al...
- instead of avoiding foods you might want to try the baby food prunes or even apple sauce. My Sister in law uses the stage 2 prunes and it worked well for her son at ab...
- When is the last time she had a bm? It's more likely teething. Give her some motrin before bed and some hyland's teething tablets and during the day she can chew on a ...
Constipation
Asked by M. from Minneapolis
on October 17, 2008
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Any Mom's out there know of any natural treatments for constipation? Both of my kids are on Miralax and I don't know how much longer I want to continue using it. My ...
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- M., I have 2 y.o. twins and the best way I have found to wash out their system is grape juice. Good luck! J.
- anytime my daughter gets constipated now a day I load her up on grapes. She loves them and they really get her going.
- We had the same issue and the Miralax worked great for our 3 year old. We now have a 4 month old that we are having problems with and we use dark Karo Syrup in every ...
Constipation
Asked by L.B. from Wichita Falls
on December 23, 2009
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What is the best thing to do for a 3yr old for constipation? She has been complaining about her tummy hurting and cant seen to go to the bathroom. Any suggestions woul...
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- my toddler suffers from constipation. our pediatrian has us give him Miralax. It works wonders. You put it in his drinks, you can't taste and in short time he's tot...
- fiber is great, but too much fiber without fluids will "compact" the problem! Drink lots of water. Does your child like raisins? How about dates?
- I've used miralax but I don't really love it and wouldn't use it long term. Magnesium citrate works well. There is a product called Calm (because magnesium is also c...
Constipation
Asked by P.L. from Los Angeles
on July 29, 2008
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Hi all,
My 5 1/2 month old has just started eating solids, and has taken to it very well! The only problem is that she recently seems to be constipated. Only recent...
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- I would add some prune juice (about an oz) to my daughter's BM bottle. This would help her tremendously. I would buy it from Trader Joes or Whole Foods. Good lu...
- Hi P., I just went through the same thing with my daughter. She is now 7 months but several weeks ago she was VERY constipated. My husband and I did a little rese...
- my 5 month old is in the same boat. Her pediatrician suggested an ounce of warm water once a day and if she seems really constipated to mix 1 part prune juice with 2 ...
Constipation
Asked by A.S. from Chicago
on June 11, 2008
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My 3-year-old son suddenly developed constipation. He was always a regular "pooper" and one night he pooped in his sleep and had severe diaper rash. Then he starting b...
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- What is your son eating and drinking. Has anything in his diet changed in the past month? What kind of condition does he have that classifies him as a special needs ...
- I solved my daughter's constipation by making sure she drank plenty of water & avoiding cheese & rice.
- I feel for you and your son A.. I have been going through this same thing with my almost 2 yr old daughter since she was born. She was on Miralax for about 3 month d...
Constipation
Asked by P.C. from Houston
on August 21, 2010
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My 33 month old son is having very severe constipation and I was told that Benefiber could help him but I'm scared of using it cause I don't even like taking anything ...
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- when my oldest daughter was constipated the dr told me to give her some white karo syrup. it helped her, you could try that. i cant remember how much i was to give her...
- fruit is the best thing to use juice, fresh, frozen, give as snacks this is the natural was also add a small amount of oil to his foods you know yourself that if you e...
- You shouldn't need Miralax and Pedialax. They're essentially the same thing. Just stick with the Miralax. How much are you giving him? He should get about 1/2 a capfu...
