Severe, chronic constipation - success stories needed

[BhoysGirl]

Nicky - thank goodness that they've finally believed you. Well done to Lach for timing his performance in front of the dr, clever little man!

I know nothing about any of this, but did want to say that you should flush any guilty feelings you might have right down the toilet to where the belong - you are an ACE mum, as evidenced by the fact that you've known for months that Lach had a problem. And heaps of people comp feed without any of the problems you've had, so there is no way you could have known that it would cause problems.

[~*Niadalla*~]

Thanks Jan. I know it's not technically my fault, but I really can't help but feel a bit of guilt.
Poor little man is in such agony.... It brings me to tears everytime.

[MrsFabuloso]

I also don't have experience with severe prolonged constipation, though DD has gone through having constipation whe she went from comp. bf to full ff.
I agree with the pp that you shouldn't be feeling guilty, though I do totally understand it, mummy guilt sucks!!
Have you tried a naturopath, maybe they could help out with his diet?

[~*Niadalla*~]

I didn't even think about a natropath. I will see how this diet change goes over the next few weeks, and then it may be an option. I am not keen on giving DS laxatives for extended periods of time, but I really want him to be able to poo without screaming and bleeding

Thanks for your reply xxoo

[MrsFabuloso]

Oh hun, it sounds horrible, it's bad enough for me when DD occaisionally has a bit of constipation, let alone so badly. Your poor little man.

Have you tried all of the natural ways- warm water to drink, plenty of water, prunes/prune juice (diluted- not suitable for chn under 9mths), pear juice, bran, lots of fibre-fruit/veggies, exercises to help move things (cycling his legs, touching his opposite toes to hands...), tummy massage, avoid rice cerials, rice, bananas- they can cause constipation, make formula correctly to specifications, 1/2-1 tsp brown sugar in 50mls water (always works for my DD).

I'm sure you have tried them....but thought I'd ask

[diva det]

My DH was severly consitpated from birth
he was prem and his bum hole was too small for him to poo it out- so we used to go up to 2 1/2 weeks in between motions
He would be screaming in pain until i came out and then it would stink like stagnent water
in the end we got his bum hole stretched- he was having an operation for something else so they did it whilst he was under- he was 11 months old
we tried the brown sugar, massage etc
the best thing that worked was putting him in jolly jumper and the pressure and standing upwards would sometimes works , that and a hard stomach massage in a L shape from his side downwards
now he is older, i am finding that he is having bowel blockage problems. So giving him benefibre everyday to bulk up his stools and parachoc to make it slide out easier. We also gave him Actilac when he was little - which is a natural laxative, with very little results.
its soo frustrating- i am looking into the natropath route now as well to balance everything up and help him out!
there are natural oils you can add to their foods and milk as wel, which can help with constipation so it slides out easier for them- check with your health food shop!
take care and goood luck
odette

[DoubleK]

Krystal is constipated, poor thing i feel so sorry for her, and so bad that i just cant get anything to work.
we had xrays a few months back which showed she is completely blocked up, we tried coloxyl drops, which helped a little, but she stands there holding her poo in, like, squeezes her legs shut. we also tried a few suppositries(sp) they didnt work as i expected them too.

how would i get in contact with a naturopath?? i dont really know much about them. butid like to speak to someone other than a GP about it if i can.

[Leemar]

Hi Krystall Ball, My DS had X-Rays about 8 weeks ago and he was completely blocked too. Our Paedrictian put Jordy on Movicol and he had the Golytly Washout in Hospital last week. We are still on movicol half and have to go back to the Dr next month.
Movicol half is great but my Jordy didnt like it and we now put it in jelly and he can not tell its in it.