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5 Year Old Daughter Who Is Always Constipated
Read all 7 responses: "My 5 year old daughter is always constipated, she has had issue with going #2 since she was first pott trained at 2.
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- I don't know why it happens but it does. I have been the same way all of my life. I take her to the doctor and but get their advice first. There was nothing the doc...
- I went through this with my daughter and talked to friends and our pediatrician. We began giving her miraLAX mixed with juice. It's relatively new and very mild. First...
- Talk to her doc. THere is a medicine she can have that helps with it. My old sitter's daughter is on it. But becareful, it is really potent. Try yogurt or applesauce, ...
Help with Constipated Baby!!!!!!
Read all 11 responses: "I know this may sound disgusting, but I am tired of asking the doctor's. I have a 13 month old who seems to always have a hard stool ...
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- I have had this same problem and it started when I switched her to whole milk. I started experimenting with going back to formula to see what happened and the constipa...
- Hi J., My daughter has the same problem. Our doctor recommended 1/2 a teaspoon of Benefiber every day or every other day in her bottle or sippy cup. it really did h...
- J., I'm going to have to agree with the previous answer from Peggy. Get some Benefiber and make sure its the name brand. It isn't flavored and it won't change the text...
15 Month Is Always Constipated
Read all 9 responses: "My 15 month old daughter has been constipated for the last couple of weeks. She is a very picky eater and she has been sick with a ...
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- Try clear cornsyrup with water. You don't want to try alot of the cornsyrup, maybe like a teaspoon to 6-8 oz. of water. If this does not work within a few hours try ...
- My son has constipation very badly. He has been admitted to the hospital before. His doctor prescribed him a daily laxative and it works great for him. It seems pre...
- Digestive enzymes may be worth trying as well as aloe vera juice. At her age she can take 1 tsp of aloe juice added to anything she is drinking. If you buy digestive...
Constipated 5 Year Old
Read all 5 responses: "My daughter is almost 5 and continues on a regular basis to get constipated. She eats fruit like there is no tomorrow, takes a daily ...
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- There is a great product at Wal Mart you might want to try called Ready Fiber. It is a colorless, tasteless liquid the might just add enough fiber to her body (and st...
- I feel your frustration! I had this issue with one of my sons. Bananas and peanuts can be problems for some people. My niece had problems with those & dairy - she can'...
- I have no personal experiance with this but my 6yr niece has pooping problems where when she finally gets to go her little but bleeds. her doctor told my sister lots ...
Help Potty Training a Constantly Constipated 2 Year Old
Read all 19 responses: "We have been potty training our daughter who turned 2 in june for a couple weeks now. She has the peeing part down pat.
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- B., If it were my child i would try what Sarah said and stay away from the mirilax if possible. Mirilax is polyethyln glycol, Chief precursor to ethylyne glycol ...
- Hi, I have had constipation problems in the past with my children. One thing I learned is that you have to switch their diet, there are no ways around it. First, giv...
- I just finished potty training my 2 year old daughter a few months ago and the poop was the only issue. She was holding it for a couple days and I think because she wa...
My Son Might Be Constipated
Read all 28 responses: "My son is 6 months old and has began eating solids for about 2 weeks now. He continues to be strictly breastfeed although I have ...
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- I think you should contact your Dr. for advice. Different Drs. have different opinions on the matter. Mine suggested prune juice. I also used a q-tip or thermometer...
- My second son was constipate alittle often when we was little and now he's 2 1/2 yo. What I did for my boys if they had that problem and my seond son had the hardest ...
- My pediatrician doesn't believe this works, but it worked like a charm for my son: About half an hour before I nursed him, I would drink 4-6 oz of prune juice. I only ...
Son Is Constipated
Read all 31 responses: "My 3 1/2 year old son is constipated. This is the first time that he has had this problem. I've heard that I can give him Karo syrup ...
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- I personally do not like to give my kids any drugs unless absolutely nessary. I beleive your body needs to learn to fight things. If you give him miralax he may alway...
- Hi I'm sorry for the late response and hope his problem is better already, my son also had this problem on and off in his toddler years I knew hid diet was fine and no...
- I'm not sure about the Karo syrup, but I do know fruits and juices that start with the letter "P", pear, peaches, prunes, etc, help alot for constipation. I have gone...
Constipated?
Read all 28 responses: "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 ...
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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...
Help Needed for Constipated Child
Read all 45 responses: "My son is almost 9 and has been suffering with tummy aches and constipation for a couple months now.
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- ever try black licorice or the black licorice bites, craisins original flavor. putting a teaspoon of mineral oil every day in his food. no smell or taste to the oil. s...
- I would suggest giving him Miralax or some sort of stool softner (your Doctor could suggest what would be best) just for maybe a couple of weeks or a month. Start on T...
- Call and ask your doctor. My dr said to give my 6 yr old son 3/4 of a lid of Mirilax (over the counter med) in 6oz prune or pear juice. I am having problems getting ...
HELP 19 Month Old Daughter Extremely Constipated!!!
Read all 48 responses: "My 19 month old daughter has been extremely constipated lately. I still breast feed her and have had no issues with this in the past ...
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- Hi. Two of my three children's bowels have always responded to apple juice. Often several servings of apple juice (100%) will do the trick if you want to try somet...
- you can add prune juice to the milk that your daycare provider is giving her that should help.. it worked for my daughter!
- Two things struck me as I read your question: 1. Organic milk may still cause the problem if her difficulty is that she lacks the enzyme to digest cow's milk solids ...
