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DD is always constipated... what to do?
Heidi2004
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My DD is seemingly always constipated... he gets lots of fiber in her diet and it doesn't seem to help. She strains to poop and it is always little balls. I forgot to ask her pedi dr at the 2 year check up about this since I have a newborn and just forgot when we were dealing with his issues. Is there anything to give her to help with this problem... over the counter or food. I thought about trying prunes after I saw a lady stocking up on the prune pouches the other day at Target.
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Re: DD is always constipated... what to do?
If you are finding that adding in more fruits isn't helping then I would bring it up with the pedi.
Lots of fruits, veggies, and water! Prune purees too.
Sorry LO is uncomfortable!
We are on a daily regimen of miralax. We only give a teaspoon a day though, and that keeps him pretty soft. Otherwise, he pretty much never had a comfortable poop unless he was sick. It was terrible...we would have to help the poop come out, and it would herniate his anus every time and he would scream and cry for about an hour after that. This was EVERY TIME he pooped. We were at our wits end because he was actually afraid of pooping.
I only say this because I dont know if your situation is as bad as ours...if it is, things like fruit or fiber probably won't help.I think I want to take him to a GI specialist to see if something like a probiotic regimen will help instead, but right now the miralax is working so well.
Also, I was reading up on some theories that say that fiber is actually a bad idea for constipated kids. That if we look at animal poop of animals that eat high fiber diets (cows or deer, for example) they are hard pellets. I don't know how true the theory is, but it definitely made me question the ridiculous amount of benefiber I was trying to give him to make his going comfortable.
I think different bodies respond to different things differently (LOL that sounds funny). But honestly, when it comes to pooping it seems everyone is different. For DS, it's pear juice, lentils, or raisins that help him go easier. For DD, it's chocolate and blueberries (not together).
I'd keep track of what she's eating for a bit and make note of meals that come before an easier BM to see if there's a pattern.
Besides straining does she show any signs that she's trying to hold in her poop? It could be that she's impacted or has associated pooping with something negative and therefore needs a laxative or stool softener to teach her that pooping is OK.
DS was on Miralax for a while but I didn't like the idea of us using a laxative with him. At 2 years we got the go-ahead to use fiber supplements. We use the clear Target brand stuff (which is supposed to be the equivalent of Benefiber). We add 2tsp to his juice daily. Works like a charm!