Tween: Miralax
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My 10 Year Old Has a Few Gray Hairs
Asked by D.S. from Chicago
on January 27, 2009
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Hi Mama's...Here's the thing, I noticed a few gray hairs on my 10 year old about 8 or 9 months ago and shrugged it off. He has lots of highlights and colors in his red...
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- You might want to call a nutritionist(sp?).
- I don't think it is a big deal. I had gray hairs when I was 10. I had a patch. Still do. My brothers had a patch on the back of the head. I think it is far too co...
- Hi! My daughter is 10 and is also on the Miralax she has a small grey patch in back and we took her to a dermatologist and they said she has a spot of vitalligo on her...
10 Year Old Won't Go in the Toilet
Asked by F.B. from Seattle
on April 9, 2008
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Mom's, I have a 10 year old (son) that will not go poo into the toilet. I take him to the doctor and he is all backed up, we give him softeners and I take him off milk...
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- Oh, I just wanted to cry when I read your request for help. I got on Mamasource in your area by accident when I was playing around with my profile and then came across...
- Have you tried taking him off gluten?
- If it's in your budget you might want to look into a new toilet. We have older toilets that tend to stop up easily. We went to Home Depot where a helpful couple dire...
HELP With My Almost 10 Year Old and Her Bathroom Problems
Asked by A.W. from St. Louis
on April 22, 2010
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My oldest daughter is about to turn 10 years old next week. We have had several issues in the past with her taking the time to go to the bathroom - about 2 years ago ...
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- Along with the moist wipes, have her drink 100% cranberry juice. It is really good for the bladder. If it is a problem of "leaking" she may have a medical issue and...
- Hey There, I am a mom of all boys, and although none of mine have had a problem like this - I would suggest maybe taking her to a counselor? At 10 I would assume (a...
- Are you sure there isn't something physically wrong with her? I had to have surgery at age 8 to correct a misshapen bladder. My bladder was shaped like a football and ...
Constipation Problem for 12 Year Old
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on July 10, 2010
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My daughter just came back from sleep away camp. I guess a combination from not eating high fiber foods and having to hold it in for too long she got constipated. Prob...
Constantly Constipated 10 Month Old
Asked by C.V. from San Francisco
on January 18, 2010
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Hello Mommies! I have a 10 mo old son who has been doing great with everything except pooping. This has been a problem on and off for months. I have changed formulas. ...
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- There is a huge movement now adays for the food processers to put IRON in everything, formula, baby cereal, Polyvisol and other vitamins for infants. Iron supplemen...
- Hi there, Our little on is 2 1/3 years old and has had constipation issues since she was about your little one's age. She was breastfed, didn't have iron supplement...
- The thing with miralax is that it is a softner and not a laxative , so no just giving a dose here and there will not help , you would need to at least give the same do...
10 Year Old Pooping Pants
Asked by H.S. from San Diego
on February 18, 2008
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Need help with understanding and how to help my son, he has a problem with becoming busy and then he poops his pants. He also seems to wait till he poops so big that h...
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- You don't say what the dynamics are, how long this has gone on / what set it off or how you are handling it... BUT This sounds like a medical thing. Take him to the do...
- I had this same problem with my son when he was 7. He was toilet trained but would become so engrosed with his trains or activities that he would just simply not want...
- You may need to seek proffessional help. In my experience of raising children. This seems like away for him to get attention (good, bad, indifferent) I know th...
Toddler with Constipation Issues
Asked by S.O. from Seattle
on July 14, 2009
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My 2 year old daughter has major constipation issues. Her Pediatrician has put her on Miralax since April, 1 tsp per day. That has not helped her become regular like h...
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- Hi! Please , does your little get lots of liquid ??.I had a health store in Southern Calif. Honestly liquid ,water especially, flavored w/o sugar is just fine! Then ...
- I empathize with you. Watching your little ones struggle with constipation is rough. Here are some things we've tried, with success: we are into homeopathic remedies, ...
- My daughter became very constipated when she stopped nursing at 18 months. I wanted to avoid medications, so went the gentler and cheaper route and gave her prune jui...
My 2 Year Old Daughter Is Constipated!!!
Asked by M.C. from Denver
on September 4, 2008
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Hi! I have a 2 year old who has been had trouble with constipation since I stopped nursing at 11 months. Since then, we have given her a small glass of prune juice da...
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- My son was chronically constipated when he was tiny and was on miralax for almost 4 months I think. He did just fine once his body normalized and had no problems with ...
- Hi Megan, I am went through something similar when my son was about 15 months. I put him on Miralax and it worked wonderfully. When his bowels returned to normal we...
- Reading your question brought back a lot of bad memories, my now four girl went through the same thing. Her doctor recommended MINERAL OIL, I know what? It does not ta...
Constipation in My 8 Yr Old(i Think)
Asked by T.D. from Janesville-Beloit
on April 5, 2009
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My son was having stomach cramps and diarrhea spurts,so badly I had to get him from school a couple of times and he couldnt even stay at a Bucks game because of it. We...
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- Make sure he drinks lots of gatorade and give him prunes to eat. Also, my son was having issues like this and there is a bug going around that involves diarrhea and t...
- Hi T., 5 capfuls seem EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE! Please double check with his doctor to make sure his directions didn't say point 5 (.5)capful meaning 1/2 capful three tim...
- I am by no means a doctor, but I think you need to talk to another doctor. My 3 1/2 year old son and 14 year old step son both take miralax for constipation issues an...
3 Year Old and Constipation
Asked by B.A. from Chicago
on March 8, 2009
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My son is 3 1/2 years old and has severe problems with constipation. He only has a bowel movement once a week for about a year now. He refuses to go to the bathroom be...
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- First of all, take him to see your pediatrician if you haven't already. My daughter had the same problem. To break the cycle (my daughter's bowels became stretched...
- B., You should take your son to a pediatrican and have this worked up. Once kids experience pain with a bowel movement they can associate that feeling and then the...
- I think most people have given good advice. My only other idea for you is to try vitamins, especially a liquid multivitamin. We use Vemma. It's made us all regular!...
