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probiotics for preemie?

Nita14701Nita14701 member
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LO gets similac neosure. She has had problems with gas and constipation. She screams when she is gassy until she is able to release the gas and spits up while she is pushing to get the gas or stool out. She also screams sometimes when she is passing a stool until her movement is finished. She gets multivitamis with iron which doesn't help the consitiption issue. We started giving her gripe water for gas but didn't see much of a difference. So now she gets mycolin drops and we put a little prune juice in a couple of bottles to help with the constipation.

Our dr does't want to put her on zantac yet. She is keeping most of her formula down and is gaining weight. I'm not sure if their would be a difference if she was on enfamil enfacare. I'm wondering if anyone with a similar issue has had any success with prescription probiotics? Any other suggestions?

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  • Missa_gMissa_g member
    We have had similar issues. Neosure is great for weight gain but rough on digestion. We did not try prescription probiotics but did attempt over the counter Bio Gaia. We didn't notice any difference. Babies in general are fussy and gassy but for us it took longer to get through that phase. Good luck! We're just now switching to regular formula at 9m actual.
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    Zantac won't help with just gas. If they suspect reflux it may be an option. Both of my boys have been on reflux meds and were still very gassy! DS2 is on enfacare with rice cereal for reflux. We just discontinued the iron the NICU put him on to see if that helps with constipation. Is the multi vitamin required or could you stop the extra iron?

    She's on the multivitamin with Iron because she's anemic. I think it's leading to some of the issues. I did read about rice cereal but not sure if it's too soon to introduce something like that to LO's system.   Glad to see that your DS2 was able to discontinue iron. Hopefully LO will be able to at some point too.

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