How Long It Takes: Miralax
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Miralax "Clean Out"
Asked by G.B. from Dayton
on January 12, 2012
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My son is VERY constipated and the dr said we had to do a "clean out" as he called it. We had to do Miralax 4x today, 4x tomorrow, then monitor from there. My quest...
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- OMG, that seems like a lot of Miralax for a child! My daughter was very constipated when she was potty training, and the pediatrician recommended 1 teaspoon of Mirala...
- For my daughter, sometimes it worked immediately, and other times it took a day or two. Just make sure you also give your son lots of fiber AND WATER. What worked fo...
- Is he drinking lots of water? Miralax depends upon water to help it work...so if you aren't really pushing the water you aren't going to see the results you want. Yo...
Miralax - How Long Did Your Child Take It?
Asked by H.A. from San Francisco
on September 27, 2010
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Hi there,
If your child took Miralax, I'm wondering how long s/he was on it? Our little one is three years old and has had constipation issues for the past two year...
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- My daughter had issues too......our dr told me to give her miralax as often as needed, daily, not to exceed the daily adult dosage. I usually gave her 1-2 teaspoons in...
- My daughter was on Miralax from the age of 3 until she was 3 months shy of 6. Her issue was with absorption of fluids and slight constipation which would end up causi...
- My daughter was on it for over a year, probably about 15 months. It made it easier for her to go, but it didn't correct any problem. I decided to take her off of it ...
Moms Who Use Miralax
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on January 20, 2008
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Our son was just put on Miralax by a nutritionist. We started on Thursday and the pharmacist recommended 1 tsp a day for him. It's Sunday now and no sign of a poop. ...
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- Looks like you already got some great advice, but just wanted to throw out there that my son was also put on Miralax this past Thursday. He's also 2 and 28 or 29 poun...
- My oldest son was hospitalized because of chronic constipation. Our pediatrician put him on Miralax after we ended up having an upper and lower GI done on him. We we...
- We have used Miralax in the past and it was hard to get the right dose, but it did seem to work. Our family eats Activia Yogurt by Dannon. For us, it definitely clea...
Potty Training
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on March 15, 2008
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I have a 23 month old son and I was wondering when I should start potty training him. He is one of those kids that is constantly running. I am afraid that I will not b...
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- S., In my experience, you can do it if you are 100% consistent. It will take several days, depending on your son. Set the timer for every 10 minutes to start and ...
- I have 3 boys -- none of them were really "trained" until their 3rd birthdays, even though I used different tactics with each. My advice is: Don't push it, you'll ma...
- I would sit him on the potty chair tell him what it is used for and ask him to try it out he may enjoy to feel all grown up or resent it all together also aks dad to t...
Potty Training
Asked by A.G. from Des Moines
on August 26, 2008
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HELP!!!! My 4 year old son still will not poop on potty. I've tried everything from rewards, taking things away, him cleaning up his mess himself, sitting on the pott...
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- Of course check to see if this is medical. If not consider the following; Does he do #2 at the same time everyday, or is there a pattern -like after eating? If so...
- We did the following when our daughter was 5 and soon to be going to kindergarten: *she would beg for a diaper and so we would give her one but we would make her po...
- I have known a couple of kids who have done this ~ it's a huge inconvenience and messy to boot. It may stem from his fear of having his poop flushed down the toilet, o...
Potty Training Troubles - My Daughter Is SCARED to Poop.
Asked by S.J. from Charlottesville
on July 18, 2010
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We started potty training my 2 1/2 year old. She pees in the potty most of the time with occasional accidents. Near the beginning of potty training she got constipat...
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- My daughter is 26 months old and had a problem with constipation about a month ago. It really really hurt her to have a bowel movement when she finally had to go. Sh...
- We had this problem with my son. It was horrible so I feel your pain! Have you tried a sticker system with a small reward at the end? Another thing we did was sit and ...
- would a sticker help you get over something that you know from past experience hurts? i love that you are using only positive reinforcement, but it's time to stop ever...
Serious Emergency Potty Training Help Needed
Asked by S.Y. from Ocala
on March 10, 2007
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hi all my girl will be 4 and a late starter with this potty training thing. she loves her princess panties. she uses overnighters for naps and bedtime. she'll use the ...
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- Just a suggestion but I found that my little one didnt like going poo on the potty because it took to long and she didnt want to sit there. So I started putting her o...
- When BOTH of my kids had the same "potty opt-out" problem, we discovered that it centered around control issues in our family. It turns out that this is actually one ...
- I am not sure if this will work but trying it will not hurt. I know that when my oldest was a baby she wouldn't go poop for almost 3 weeks straight. It is different wh...
Potty Training My 2-Yr-old
Asked by J.D. from Chicago
on January 26, 2009
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I am in the process of potty training my daughter who is 27 months old. Around the 24 month mark we bought an attachment seat for our toilet on the main floor and her...
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- It takes time and playing with the pottying thing is a good way to make it seem un-intimidating. In the meantime, Bummis makes a cloth trainer that doesn't leak and...
- dear J., i am in the process right now and two weeks ago i couldve wrote the exact note that you just did. the first week or two is very rough then it seems it all f...
- My daughter seemed a "little bit" more resposive to the toilet although I was still having problems completly potty training. Our family bought her very pretty underwe...
Potty Training 3 Year Old Boy
Asked by A.D. from Cleveland
on March 6, 2008
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My son is nearing 3 1/2 now and was potty-trained last summer a few months before his 3rd birthday. I have 2 potty-training questions... (any suggestions/insight are a...
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- Well, I'm in the thick of potty training a 3 year old boy as well so I'm not sure I have any great remedies at this point. However, you may consider seeing a chiroprac...
- I have 4 boys, all are potty trained now, thankfully. In regards to the nighttime wetting, it could be that his bladder capacity hasn't caught up with his body. When...
- I completely understand what you are going through! My son will be 4 next month and was potty trained before his 3rd birthday. Last fall, when we had the time change, ...
Potty Training...Poop
Asked by L.F. from San Diego
on July 25, 2008
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My 3 year old has been using the potty to pee for over 6 months now. He will not put his poop in the potty. He says it is "too scary." I feel like I have tried ever...
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- Here are a couple of my thoughts that you may have already tried or heard, but one worked for us and I've heard the other helps as well. For starters, I'd pick-up som...
- Hi L., My first advice to you, is to get rid of the diapers/pullups, if you put him in underwear during the day,and a diaper/pullup night it just confusses them, and a...
- Hi - I feel like I just read my own story!! We had the same issue with my first daughter, except she would ask for a diaper, poop and tell me she was done. I'd tak...
