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Questions on Constipation?????
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on March 13, 2008
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Hello,
My 7 month old is having a hard time getting his #2 out. He gets red in the face from pushing, cries, and tries really hard to push, the surprise in the diap...
Advice About Helping My 3 Year Use the Washroom
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on September 9, 2006
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ideas on how to help my son have a bowelmovement, he has a very hard time and he seems to be relying on a little tummys laxative to help him. any ideas would be apprea...
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- My youngest had problems with pooping too. She was with-holding her stools for some reason that we never figure out. Anyway, she is over it now and we too tried litt...
- My Gracie has what the pediatrician calls a tilted anus. Basically, her anus is every so slightly tilted, causing the poop to set there longer than it should, all the...
- HI. Stop giving him the laxative and give him fiber or try to give him prune juice or banannas. Anything with fiber in it. My son did the same thing and banannas help ...
Enemas
Asked by K.H. from San Diego
on February 12, 2007
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My 9 year old daughter has had a long time problem with constipation. We have her on a special diet for it and everything. And over the last few years it has been bett...
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- Hi K., I've read some of the responses and I tried many of these as well. My 5 year old also has had constipation issues since the age of 9 months. At that age the Dr...
- Hi K., your daughter should see a gastroenterologist. Has she been tested for a blockage? Instead of enemas - try getting her to drink epsom salts (2 tbs) in ...
- Please talk to your Dr. about getting her on to Miralax every day. It is a miracle laxative! She needs it every day. It doesn't have a flavor and it goes into anyth...
Daughter Won't Go to the Bathroom
Asked by F.V. from New York
on January 2, 2009
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I have an eight year old daughter who will not go to the bathroom .We have been to the specialist and have done both upper and lower G.Is and she got a clean bill of h...
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- Hi F., You got a lot of great advice so I won't repeat it. There was one thing I thought of however because my daughter had the same issues until age 4-5. Was your d...
- Hi F.. I must say, I understand what your daughter is going through. Although I don't remember much about my bowel movements before the age of 8, i can say at 8, I h...
- Hi F., Your poor daughter..... I went maybe once/week when I was younger. Why? When I got older, I went to a Naturopath because I had hives. Naturopath told me t...
Help! My 2Yr Old Daughter Constantly Only Goes Tiny Bit of Poop like 6X/day
Asked by W.R. from Seattle
on March 17, 2008
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My daughter had a painful bowel movement a few months ago and now when she has to go, she assumes the push up position and crosses her legs so the poop doesn't come ou...
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- My 2yr old (3/16!) broke her leg in December and was in a full body cast for 6 weeks. She became very constipated during that time. We had her on miralax during that t...
- I'm assuming with that many little poops, she also has diaper rash...my son always did. My guess is the one painful poop may have caused a tear or abrasion in the rect...
- Try some Maalox or prunes.
Question About My Babies Stools
Asked by B.M. from La Crosse
on November 27, 2006
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My 9 week old daughter is having problems passing stools, almost constipated. I've been told Karo syrup works, but nurses say it's not recomended. What else can I try?
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- We used prune juice mixed in with water in the bottle....not too much though maybe about 2-3 oz to 1-2 oz of water 2 times a day when needed...that should be safe, but...
- Glycerin suppositories can work. I bought mine for my daughter at Target (I needed to ask the pharmacist, but they had them behind the counter). Check with your doct...
- I just went to the chiropractor today and she asked me about the kids digestion... my are fine but if you have ony problems I would recommend seeing a chiropractor tha...
