DD is so very constipated wdid?? HELP - she is hysterical

[~*Niadalla*~]

Vaalia yoghurt if she's on solids. It's the ONLY thing that worked for DS after 5 solid months of severe constipation. I was seeing peads and everything and nothing they tried worked.
It worked in 24 hours and we have never had any problems since.

[Leonie P]

I work in aged care => tons of pooing issues they highly recommend Pear Juice.

[Visitor3]

Take my word for it....two words PRUNE JUICE !!!!!! Just give her a little bit though because it will really work. to you both

[*charmalea*]

well she did a small softer nugget yesterday (i think i already posted that) but has done none since .

For dinner i gave her stewed pruned and she loved the taste so i had to be careful not to giver her too much ..

i thought for sure she'd go , but hasnt done anything yet .. and i dont know how to tell if its all out ..(but if its just little nuggets i doubt its all out kwim )

i went to the chemist and she said she wouldnt give me anything else other than coloxal .. she was really rude and didnt want to help ... i was going to ask for a suppositry but i was scared of her

we'll see what happens today !

[Indadhanu]

I second the yoghurt, she has Jalna, just vanilla nothing special, its guaranteed to make jazz poo. A big bowl of stewed pears, no cereal or anything just fresh stewed pears, works a treat too.

A bath also helps, if you lay her reclining resting against you, and get your DH (or you, if your more coordinated than me at bath time lol) to bend her knees up against her chest. Some bicycling and circling can help, and the water should help her anus stretch so it doesnt hurt tooo much (same theory as birthing in water).

Hope you bothget some relief, its so hard seeing them like that

[DoubleK]

my dd has suffered from constipation since she was about 12 months old.

ive tried a few different things, i ended up taking her to a continence clinic, and she gave us some Movicol-half. which was supposed to be a very aggressive laxative.. i was prepared to have poo everywhere.. but nothing!!!
so back to natural methods.. she wouldnt touch prune juice, so i tried making muffins with prunes hidden... she ate a little, but still nothing really happened.

i might try pear juice! havent been told of that one before!

[jackrose]

*charmalea*, great to hear something is happening !! It sounds as if there is certainly more to come so definately keep at the tricks listed here. I would also have a nice warm bath together for a few days just to keep things moving as once you have a constipation issue, it can easily get bad again if you don't get on top of it. Just keep up with whatever is working until you notice your DD appears *regular * again and then start to wean her off the laxatives (foods or meds). Be ready to use them again when you need them though so you (both) don't have to go through this trauma again!

Eventually things should sort themselves out to the point where you don't have to resort to any laxative assistance. Generally the little one's bodies just need to get used to digestion.

so back to natural methods.. she wouldnt touch prune juice, so i tried making muffins with prunes hidden... she ate a little, but still nothing really happened.
i might try pear juice! havent been told of that one before!

Krystal Ball, You poor things! I really would recommend trying stewing some fruits that have laxative effect and trying to feed your DD that. If you just slice up some pear and/or apple, throw a few prunes in and a little water and set it on the stove on very low until the fruit is soft then blend it up. It is really yummy and *should* be appealing to your DD! As suggested by a few of the other posters, yoghurt can help but try to stick to yoghurts with less sugar added such as Jalna. You can mix the pureed fruit with the yoghurt.

I used to make some and freeze it in ice cube trays, giving some to DD every day to keep her regular.

With regards to the juices, be careful of the juices that have too much sugar added, it is much better to use the fruit itself. That said, if your DD doesn't go for the stewed fruit, you do want to get the Prune or Pear in anyway you can and juice may be the best way !

Good luck

[Amity]

My son was on laxatives for over a year - it was Parachoc. Helped within 12 hours. Tasted like chocolate sauce... nice.

HTH

[Papillon]

When my DD was your dd's age we had to use suppositories. They come in baby size, so small almost hard to hold but they worked perfectly... they were suggested to us by our chemist and GP!

good luck