7 1/2 month old constipated

kwill3104

My 7 1/2 month old son has been very constipated lately and is passing hard pellets of stool the last couple of days.  I have cut out apples, bananas, and rice cereal from his diet (reverse BRAT diet) for almost a week and have been giving him prunes, peaches, and pears with most meals and it didn't seem to help.  I ended up trying juice since the other things weren't working, but the juice doesn't seem to be doing anything either.  I have tried both prune and prune juice mixed with apple.  This morning he had a very small BM that was a bit softer than it has been, but no where near back to what he normally has.  Before I have to go the medication route I wanted to see if anyone had any other suggestions I could try.  I spoke to my pediatrician's nurse a few days ago and she had recommended apple juice so should I just try this by itself?  I ended up mixing it with the prune juice just because my sister (who has 3 kids) said prune juice worked like a charm for her kids when they were babies.  Any ideas? 

Jackiemxoxo

hmm, it sounds like you've tried a lot of the things that usually work but I would just push fluids. Lots of BM or formula and also some water. I would probably cut out solids for a day or two if you're really concerned. Hopefully other people can also add more tips. 

Las135

When my LO became constipated we stopped the rice cereal all together. We did prunes, pears, and green veggies.  He ended up having a huuuuge poop.  We then started giving him oatmeal cereal once a day.

I also give him some pear juice diluted with water in a sippy cup everyday.