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Benefiber Instead of Miralax?
Anyway, our pediatrician has said that ultimately we want to control his bm's with diet, namely plenty of fiber. Luckily, he loves high-fiber foods like ...
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- I guess my answer would start with a question. Have you talked to the pediatrician about this? My son has been on miralax because the dr prescribed it (this was befo...
- Benefiber is excellent for children. Both my five year old and two year old take Benefiber on an almost daily basis, upon recommendation from our pediatrician. Benef...
- I don't know if your son can take 'swallow pills' (non chewable capsules) yet but if he can you should look into Psyllium Husk caps. It is not a laxative but a natural...
2 Yo and Constipation
To help things out a bit, you might give him high fiber foods to eat, such whole grain oatmeal for breakfast, prunes, beans, and any fresh fruits and vegies ...
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- Hi D....we just went through the same thing with our 3 year old boy...also while potty training. He would go 10 to 14 days with no pooping. And when he did it was HUGE...
- I had to use the childrens enema with my son when he was around 1. I dont remember the brand, i think fleet, but it was a liquid bulb. We put a little KY on the edge o...
- does he get lots of fruits/fiber? When my kids get that way, I serve fruit with every meal, and for snacks all day. Personally, I would not use Miralax, but I've giv...
2 Year Old Constipated -- What Can I Give Her to Help?
The doc gave us a handout that said cheese and dairy are to be limited and replaced with high fiber foods like watermelon. It really has helped our son. ...
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- I'm sure you have received a ton of responses and almost tried everything on your own anyway as well! Well, I'm a chiropractor and the Nervous System is the master sy...
- Oatmeal, dried fruits, lots of water and juice. She probably need fiber and fluids.
- Miralax worked for my son. Also, the karo...warning though, if you use the karo be ready for some messes. Worth the mess but oh, my what a mess it can be. :-)
Is This Normal??
Our son is on daily fiber supplementsBenefiber tablets We also try to limit the juice like youre doing and push the highfiber foods Here we are a year and ...
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- Hi T., We have been through the same thing at our house! Believe it or not, our little guy used to go up to 10 times per day! We took him to a pediatric gastroent...
- I'm sure that's lots of fun with a kiddo still in diapers! Chiropractic care can work wonders. They tend to look at the whole person instead of just one problem area...
- Ya know, my 15 month old goes through phases where he poops a lot. I mean, if it goes on for months, I'd ask the doctor, but I think it's normal to poop a lot a few d...
Using Enema's and Suppositories
You can barely taste the flax seeds and they add fiber. Apples, prunes, make sure he's drinking enough water, high fiber foods (and lots of water!). ...
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- Hi, I haven't read through ALL the responses, there are so many! I just wanted to drop a quick line and suggest your son may not drink enough fluids, I notice whe...
- If his constipation is chronic, I'd recommend taking him to a pediatric GI specialist (Dr. Marjory McCracken, or Dr. Adel Abi-Hanna are wonderful). For the rash, t...
- I, too, had to go through a cleansing process for my son via his gastroenterologist orders. The mildest and most effective way of doing this for him was to use Mirala...
Poop Help
Oct 8, 2009 ... We got ours at our local natural foods store but I think Raley's has a liquid ... Lots of liquids, popsicles, and high fiber - I recommend ...
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- Hi, I'm an adult whose stomach behaves like this. One doctor told me it was my personality - getting anxious, eating too fast etc. Candied ginger or ginger tea would h...
- Lots of liquids, popsicles, and high fiber - I recommend Cracklin Oat Bran cereal. Also apples, pears. If you can get him to eat drink/prune stuff that supposed to be ...
- give accidophilus and lactobaccilus
5 Year Old Cronic Constipation
This may seem an impossible goal to meet if you've got a picky eater, but not all high-fiber foods taste "yucky." Prunes and raisins are particularly high ...
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- MIRALAX! its available over the counter now, not just prescription now!
- S.- I am a mother of a 4 year old who has constipation constantly as well. I have read down the other emails and found some interesting things. But brand of Fiber sup...
- S., I totaly understand where you are coming form my 34 month old is the same way. I put her on soy formula. That helped alittle. When she started eating table food...
Looking for Advice on First Foods
Istead of adding things to your baby's diet add some high fiber content to ... If youve already started feeding solid foods you can also try some prunes ...
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- Breastfed babies do not have bowel movements every day and I'm surprised your pediatrician didn't tell you that. Breastmilk is the perfect food for babies therefore ve...
- My daughter was doing the same thing--infrequent bowel movements and I was breast feeding also. As soon as I put her on rice cereal she started having more bowel move...
- I would start out out with rice cereal. That always works for my baby or cereal in a jar.
2 Year Old Little Constipated
Try more high fiber foods. Have him eat oatmeal for breakfast. Since he is a picky eater, you can puree high fiber veggies and bake them in muffins or place ...
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- Hi S., I remember when my son was young and had that issue before. I found that giving him some apple juice helped to loosen his stool. Try to stay away from too muc...
- I would definitely say cut down on the milk and any cheese products. does he eat a good amount of fruit? Maybe make sure he gets fruit juice a few times daily..at leas...
- You can try a "natural" laxative remedy: Fletcher's tonic, will help your child to "go" in a couple hours, very gentle, available at Longs drug and natural pharmacies ...
Nighttime Leg Cramps
She also was sensitive to the binding effects of bananas, so we made sure to include more high fiber foods in her diet. Oatmeal or raisin bran for breakfast ...
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- 2 of my 4 kids have dealt with this as well so I definitely know what you're talking about. A couple things that have helped us: -a good stretch is to have him lay o...
- The cramps are most likely a potassium deficiency or dehydration. Is your son taking a vitamin daily? If he is and still needs potassium, here is a list of edible opti...
- My daughter had similar issues, though not so extreme as to cause night time screaming. Anyway, we got the same advice to give her bananas. We did that and also had ...
