I need help with poop

elevendiamonds

Zoe has had a history of fairly hard poops, but poops frequently, so I haven't been too concerned. I try to balance out the cheese and bananas with prunes and pears. For the most part, she doesn't struggle with the pooping. It just comes out marbles.

Until recently. Today she pushed and pushed and nothing came out. Four times she did that. Her total poop count today is 2 marbles. This is the smallest ever. 

Suggestions? I'm going to make a doctor appointment but probably won't get in for a couple of days.

Am I close to needing suppositories?

sara1817

Have you tried apple, prune, or pear juice? I give Dd some watered down juice and it flushes everything out.

SammyluvsJ

We've had to use suppositories before...it wasn't that bad. It was such a relief for him to finally go and not be uncomfortable anymore.

 The pedi had us try using a Q-tip dipped in vaseline first. When that wouldn't work we got the baby suppositories from CVS.

elevendiamonds

sara1817:

Have you tried apple, prune, or pear juice? I give Dd some watered down juice and it flushes everything out.

yes. She loves the pear and apple juice, not so much the prune juice. It's not helping enough.

sara1817

poor girl.   I've never done the baby suppositories but I hope they help if you decide to use them.

MrsJinNH

old fashioned oatmeal mixed with a lot of applesauce helps us.

SweetMonkey

don't use apple sauce, the pectin in apple sauce will constipate further, but apple juice will flush. (I try and really juice the heck out of him if he really get stuck, one day of more juice than normal won't hurt him, in fact helps him)

After you get her "unstuck" you might have to try and rework her diet and really limit banana's, rice, white breads. Remember the BRAT diet to help diarrhea (aka constipate them) is Bananas, Rice, Apples, and Toast.

Dairy can constipate some ppl (while others will have diarrhea)

My son goes between diarrhea and constipation and I use juice to help flush him out (and of course when he has diarrhea, NO juice at all)

Fiber might also help her, here is a lil info on the different kinds of fiber, you need both for good GI health (not that I can get my kids to eat hardly at all let alone "good health")

Soluble fiber is soft stuff -- the insides of beans, peas, lentils, mangoes, apples, peaches, figs, pineapple, pears, etc. Oatmeal and oat bran are also high in soluble fiber. Soluble fiber helps reduce cholesterol and control blood sugar levels. It also acts to slow down food as it passes through your intestines, which can help prevent diarrhea.  

Insoluble fiber is the roughage type of fiber your digestive system needs. It's the indigestible part of the plant -- like strawberry seeds, apple and bean skins, the bran shell on brown rice and wheat grains. Insoluble fiber helps prevent constipation. People who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may find that too much insoluble fiber worsens diarrhea. If you have IBS, you may want to opt for more soluble fiber.

Best Sources of Fiber

While all unprocessed plant foods have fiber, they're not created equal. Some are higher in certain types of fiber. Some have both types of fiber.

Soluble fiber foods:

• Beans
• Oats, oat bran, oatmeal
• Fruits: Apples, mangoes, plums, kiwi, pears, berries, peaches, citrus fruits, dried apricots, mangoes, figs
• Vegetables and legumes: Potatoes, peas, beans, lentils  

Insoluble fiber foods:

• Wheat bran
• Whole-wheat grain
• Bulgur
• Barley
• Couscous
• Brown rice
• Seeds (including fruits with seeds)
• Various vegetables: Spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, celery, tomatoes, lettuce 

Good luck at the pedi, I am sure they will have some good advise and I would try and let them know this has been an on going problem taht has recently gotten worse (just so they see the whole picture)

elevendiamonds

SweetMonkey:

don't use apple sauce, the pectin in apple sauce will constipate further, but apple juice will flush. (I try and really juice the heck out of him if he really get stuck, one day of more juice than normal won't hurt him, in fact helps him)

After you get her "unstuck" you might have to try and rework her diet and really limit banana's, rice, white breads. Remember the BRAT diet to help diarrhea (aka constipate them) is Bananas, Rice, Apples, and Toast.

Dairy can constipate some ppl (while others will have diarrhea)

My son goes between diarrhea and constipation and I use juice to help flush him out (and of course when he has diarrhea, NO juice at all)

Fiber might also help her, here is a lil info on the different kinds of fiber, you need both for good GI health (not that I can get my kids to eat hardly at all let alone "good health")

Soluble fiber is soft stuff -- the insides of beans, peas, lentils, mangoes, apples, peaches, figs, pineapple, pears, etc. Oatmeal and oat bran are also high in soluble fiber. Soluble fiber helps reduce cholesterol and control blood sugar levels. It also acts to slow down food as it passes through your intestines, which can help prevent diarrhea.  

Insoluble fiber is the roughage type of fiber your digestive system needs. It's the indigestible part of the plant -- like strawberry seeds, apple and bean skins, the bran shell on brown rice and wheat grains. Insoluble fiber helps prevent constipation. People who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may find that too much insoluble fiber worsens diarrhea. If you have IBS, you may want to opt for more soluble fiber.

Best Sources of Fiber

While all unprocessed plant foods have fiber, they're not created equal. Some are higher in certain types of fiber. Some have both types of fiber.

Soluble fiber foods:

• Beans
• Oats, oat bran, oatmeal
• Fruits: Apples, mangoes, plums, kiwi, pears, berries, peaches, citrus fruits, dried apricots, mangoes, figs
• Vegetables and legumes: Potatoes, peas, beans, lentils  

Insoluble fiber foods:

• Wheat bran
• Whole-wheat grain
• Bulgur
• Barley
• Couscous
• Brown rice
• Seeds (including fruits with seeds)
• Various vegetables: Spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, celery, tomatoes, lettuce 

Good luck at the pedi, I am sure they will have some good advise and I would try and let them know this has been an on going problem taht has recently gotten worse (just so they see the whole picture)

Thank you!!!