Fruit Juice: Older Child
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Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.
Asked by L.Z. from Odessa
on April 29, 2008
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies...
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- I think it is a phase....my now 9 year old went through that also. Now she is trying all kinds of things. I would never go out of my way to fix her a different meal if...
- My children have done the same thing. She's associating the new food with the vomiting. My child did that with a certain food. It was a traumatic experience and the...
- my daughter has done this most of her life since 2 yrs old - she is now 23 yrs old. Over the years we have learned that some of the things she did not like - she has ...
Constipation
Asked by D.M. from Phoenix
on July 10, 2009
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My 2 year old daughter goes for a day or more without having a bowel movement, then when she does it is huge and hurts her. I discussed this with her Doctor and he su...
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- Probiotics. Most folks on a modern diet don't have healthy gut bacteria. Esp. if she's ever been on antibiotics. Or if you have while breastfeeding. Supplements are ...
- Hi D., I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I have heard about this from many parents and unfortunately with many children as they get older and start their...
- Hi D., My daughter had the same problem and was put on Miralax. It was great, and in time (a long time) she didn't need it anymore. Hope you try it and it works won...
Constipation
Asked by K.R. from Los Angeles
on February 19, 2008
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my 10 mo. old has constipation, any advice? we have been feeding her fruits and vegs mostly today, is there anything to give her? could rice cereal be the cause? we do...
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- My pediatrician recommends Kern's Apricot Nectar, and it always did the trick for our kids.
- YES! The rice cereal can ABSOLUTELY be the source of the problem. I would suggest giving her oatmeal with some fruit mixed in. I breast feed, so I mix my baby's (also ...
- Rice Cereal always consitpated my babies. Give the kid applesauce. Prune juice is good if she'll take it. I bet if you didn't give her rice cereal in her bottle she...
Constipation
Asked by C.V. from New York
on February 15, 2007
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Just seen that my daughter has constipation. Nothing severly major, just hard round pellets in the usual stool color. She does sound and feel unconfortable when she is...
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- My daughter had a real issue with constipation. Pears and pear juice are really helpful with this. I know you can get both in the baby food isle. Welch's used to ma...
- My son is on cereal, & my doctor said that it may cause constipation. Also, they recommended, to help with that to give him a little bit of juice during the day (25% 1...
- Yes, it's the rice cereal. When my now 6 year old son had constipation as an infant I was advised by a doctor to put dark corn syrup in his formula. Put 1 tablespoon i...
Constipation ?
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on February 11, 2010
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My 16 mo old daughter has recently just had and is now experiencing once again what her dr believes is constipation. Very routinely (about every 15/20 mins) She will t...
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- Our ped. told us to give our son pear juice, but no watering it down. Seems to work very well for us. I also try to avoid the BRAT- bananas, rice, applesauce, and to...
- I second the NO karo syrup.. there are other options. Aloe juice, digestive enzymes, vitamin c, flax ( ground), probiotics.....do look at wheat and dairy as a big reas...
- What worked with my boy, as we had issues for awhile, is something a lady who had 5 kids told me about and it worked for all her kids - Naked Juice Green Machine. He'...
Constipation Tips
Asked by S.S. from Lubbock
on April 5, 2008
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I need some suggestions on how my 13 month old can deal with constipation. Since we switched her over to table food and whole milk last month she's very constipated. ...
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- There is a very gentle OTC remedy - Miralax. It is tasteless and you just add it to a drink. You can also try Mineral oil - a little every day.
- Just saw my doctor for the same thing for my 15 month old. I add a little Children's benefiber (1 tsp or a little less) to a couple of bottles each day (milk, apple j...
- Just want to second the comment about whole milk. My daughter was ALWAYS constipated when she was a year old after she weaned and we started giving her whole milk. We ...
6 Year Old Is Constipated and Pooping Pants
Asked by S.N. from Kansas City
on December 15, 2008
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My 6 year old is constipated and has been pooping his pants. This happened once before when he was 4 and it was a 12 week process to clean him out and get him normal ...
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- My little girl was put on a medication called sucrulose ( not sure on spelling) it was basically a natural stool softner that was non habit forming, the Dr described...
- my 6 year old, she has the same problem. we went to the top doctors in kansas city they all told me the same thing you are talking about. say it has been going on for ...
- I would try an all natural colon cleanse before you put him on a perscription. You can google colon cleanse and research it I can only tell you about the one i have us...
Constipation 7 Year Old
Asked by T.H. from Philadelphia
on September 12, 2007
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My 7 year old is having some constipation problems -- I've researched and found it's called encopresis. He's constipated and not having a normal bowel movement yet ha...
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- Hi T., My step-daughter also has problems with constipation. The doctor told us to give her Miralax everyday and it has been working well. Miralax is a flavorless...
- Hi!! My sweet 6 six-year-old boy also has encopresis (we have been working on it for 6 months). It is very common among very young schoolagers and is controllable with...
- i remember when my brother had this problem, he was 7 or 8ish, my parents forced him to drink Prune Juice and a ton of water because he was in a lot of pain from it. t...
Advice on Constipation
Asked by K.A. from Corpus Christi
on October 1, 2008
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My almost one year old has severe constipation and gas. I give him Mylicon and Dr. has given Miralax. It seems like I have to give him Mirilax every few weeks. Has ...
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- I would suggest visiting www.herbdoc.com They have an herbal supplement (Intestinal Formula #3) for children that helps with all things related to digestion and the b...
- Prune juice worked for my boss's kid.
- My daughter was like that at some point - it was just her body adapting to the new foods she was being intrduced to and learning how to process it all.... so to keep h...
Constipation in Newborns
Asked by L.M. from Philadelphia
on October 6, 2007
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I have a newborn (3 weeks old) who is experiencing constipation. He has a bowel movement like every other day and some days none at all. I have tried to add cairo syru...
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- Hi L. – I’m not sure why your baby is constipation, but I have a recommendation for the treatment. My daughter was constipated when she was an infant and the docto...
- It could be the ridiculous amout of iron most formula brands add. While you were both breastfeeding and supplementing the breastmilk probably helped keep things moving...
- My son who is now 6 months still struggles off and on with solid BM's or constipation. It took him a bit to get his plumbing working right. The doc did assure me tha...
