2 year old constipated ~ in pain ~ need a few suggestions please :)

[Raupe]

I think that depends on how 'bad' is. If she is severely constipated, straight juice is the way to go. If it is to keep her 'regular' I reckon 1/3 juice, 2/3 water... but that is just a wild guess.... Maybe someone else will be able to help with that! I think you see the results in an hour or so?!?

[LisaBear]

You can get glycerol suppositories. I've had to use them with ds1 a few times. Oh corn!!!! Wonderful!!!!

[Party-of-five]

I give DD1 pear puree when she cant go, it always helps.
When she eats bananas or too much cheese she gets constipated so on the day she has a banana I give her a few prunes too

[Daydream Believer]

I give dd dried fruit, lots of water or if she wont drink water then I give her really watered down juice. And fruit, like grapes or watermelon, with high water content

[Cricket]

My DD had that when she was around 2 as well. Apparently it's pretty common when they're around toilet training age - they learn that they CAN hold it, and so they DO. And then it starts to hurt, and so they don't want to go, and it gets worse.
Anyways, I found that mixing 1/3 apple juice, 1/3 water, and 1/3 prune juice worked really well. If I didn't add the apple juice, she wouldn't drink it. She didn't like the taste of prune juice.
And, for what it's worth, the constipation issue continued off and on for a number of months with my daughter, but it did totally clear up, and now she's normal.
All the best!

[luna moth]

Dried apricots and dates ar really good too.

With juices, if you're worried about her wanting it all the time, can you sneak it onto her cereal? I actually love the flavour of just a little bit of prune juice in my porridge. Then she's less likely to even know it's there. While you're being sneaky, a bit of psyllium husk on there too will get things moving.

Good luck!

[Just Me]

I gave DD1 straight prune juice when she was 2.5 and constipated. It took about a day and a half before it worked though but it worked really well in the end. She got constipated a second time about 2 months later and I tried the prune juice again and it didn't work. The chemist gave me parachoc for her which did work in the end but the problem with parachoc is the active ingredient can get into their lungs if they lie down within 2 hours of the dose so I had to keep her upright. I really didn't like using it at all. Natural is definitely better but it is way more effective used earlier on.

I hope you get it sorted soon. It is horrible when they are constipated and in so much pain