So she's not really 15kg...

[Charlotte91]

Try getting her to have a warm bath. It may help.
I hope she feels better soon.

[Little Chicken]

How do you feel about glycerine suppositories? They can work really well, and available over the counter

[Arimeh]

How do you feel about glycerine suppositories? They can work really well, and available over the counter

Err. I don't feel anything about them, but I'm betting she would.. LOL

[Little Chicken]

Lol very true. But they coat what is there and can make it easier to pass.

[meow]

I was going to suggest looking into enemas too. I've seen them recommended for constipation a lot. Also, epsom salt baths can give a bit of the runs.

[peanutter]

Good lateral thinking, Sopdet. Would there be any concern that she might push too hard though, and then get hurt? Don't know if it's an answerable Q ...

But using something lubricating/moisturising would be an idea in any rate, to avoid any little anal fissures or other cracks or ouchies...

[Charlotte91]

No movement at the station yet??? Poor little thing. How old is she??

[Arimeh]

She did a poo today - nuggets first then a bit of soft stuff. She came up to while I was eating dinner and said "muuuuum, a poo fell out my bum"

So we had some movement but we need lots more, and that's her problem, she's not pooing enough lol

Sopdet - haha yeah can you imagine my DH doing that? He'd get all embarrassed! Lol I have some numbing stuff I use on my own bum when I have issues, but I dont think I can use it on her?

She's 3 next month.

[Amity]

My DS1 was on parachoc for over a year. He had serious poo issues. Parachoc is a godsend. Use it every day for at least a month. It's a stool softener with some lubricant. It makes the poo "slip" out easier IYKWIM. It takes about 3 days to help things along, but ensure you use it continuously until all the blockages are out. And for at least 3 weeks after that. It takes that long for children of her age to "forget" that poo is painful.

Best wishes.

[Sopdet]

She did a poo today - nuggets first then a bit of soft stuff. She came up to while I was eating dinner and said "muuuuum, a poo fell out my bum"

So we had some movement but we need lots more, and that's her problem, she's not pooing enough lol

Sopdet - haha yeah can you imagine my DH doing that? He'd get all embarrassed! Lol I have some numbing stuff I use on my own bum when I have issues, but I dont think I can use it on her?

She's 3 next month.

Yah for some movement!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe ask the chemist about the numbing stuff you have - it isn't like you've got to really numb it, just take the edge off the potential pain. But maybe any type of lubricanty stuff could work to help ease the journey of the poop.

[Arimeh]

a warm compress on my tummy works wonders, do you have heat pack??

Yup got a heat pack. Do you think it would start things moving on their own?

Lots of fruit - does she like juices - maybe trying making her fresh juices?? With DD1 it's cherry tomatos. She eats them (like a while punnet) and things get moving very quickly. Funily enough- the other thing i remember making me have to go to the toilet was heaps of chocolate and grainy bread.

HTH - good luck. xx

Heaps of chocolate makes me go to the toilet too. She has lots of fruit during the day, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. My IL's just sent me a text suggesting pear juice so I may have to try that.

When this happened to us the Dr gave us an enema to give her and this worked really well and no cramps. Not sure if you can buy them over the counter but might be worth give your local one a ring to ask.

Ewww an enema!! Poor bugger.. LOL... I'll have to have a chat to the chemist people I think... doh!!

Try getting her to have a warm bath. It may help.
I hope she feels better soon.

She's had a warm bath every night - and it hasn't helped bring out the poo Sometimes she poos in the bath, but apparently her problem is that she doesn't finish the poo, then it builds up slowly over time - and now she's at the point where she is full of rock hard poop. And we've got to get it out (btw, did you see on jamie oliver once that some kids were full to the point where they were vomiting poo? gross gross gross)

Thanks for the suggestions guys. She just farted in front of me, so maybe the prunes are doing something.. lol

[feeb]

I would think if that hard and compacted that nothing is going to do much unless you attack from both ends parachoc to take and enema or sups to help at other end.

Good luck the poor thing hope she better soon.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

poor thing, i was going to suggest lots of fruit, steer clear of banana's as they can have the opposite affect (well and they are so damn expensive).
Pears are meant to be really good for it, hopefully it's all over and done with ASAP hun

[MrsFabuloso]

Some brown sugar in warm water? Regular massages of her tummy? Plenty of water. Porridge or similar for breaky.

Good luck hun. Constipation is horrible in kids. DD used to get constipated when she was little and it was so traumatic and horrific.