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Has anyone taken their child to a Pediatric GI?
TMI coming... be warned.
I made an appointment to take Alexis in a few weeks... she's having poop issues - goes every day but CRIES and STRAINS and it's starting to worry me that it's not just the typical toddler diet of milk and carbohydrates that's causing it. She actually bends over and grabs at her back and asks me to rub her back when she starts to feel the need to poop. It breaks my heart - it's gotten worse, too... even if it's not a hard poop.
I'm curious of what to expect - what kinds of tests they will do - I try and prepare her for doctor visits as much as I can so she kind of knows what to expect. Plus I want to know - I'm nervous.
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Re: Has anyone taken their child to a Pediatric GI?
We went to Dr. Wong of CHOP. Initially we met with her in philly, but followed up with her in hamilton. I am not sure of what they would do for that issue since Travis was a puker.
We both really liked her though.
yes, pedi Gi is something we do quite a bit.
They will want to run blood work, ours wanted for food allergies and to rule a few things out. Sometimes its tough to spot the signs of food allergies or issues and the constipation could be one of the signs so they will want to see.
They will want to samples of the poop - I would call and see if you can get the "cards' they are small about the size of a matchbox, you swipe a bit of the poo on it and they can test it. If you have them with you it just saves a bit of time and helps things be faster.
Also, I would keep a log of her food. The drs like to SEE it in writing if you put down day by day what she is eating it might help them identify the problem.
In the meantime have you had her drink prune juice everyday? That helps us tons. 2 oz of prune juice every morning helps avoid suppositories.
We went 1 month ago to Dr. Teitlebaum in Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. I have to say that man gave me my son back. We had spent the last 2 yrs dealing with horrible constipation that made my son always in pain and in turn, very unhappy.
There were no tests. He knew just what was going on. Apparently 1 in 4 2-3yr old deals with this. Everyday I give Adam 2 tsp of Miralax and he is a "happy pooper" now.
I was just going to say this! We had a similar issue with Kailyn when she was 3. We put her on Miralax for a few months and it worked wonders for her. Whatever issue she had is now resolved and she doesn't need it anymore. Good luck!!!
Thanks for the responses.
Kath: I give her prune juice EVERY DAY - she gets it at school with her snacks, and eats the prune/apple purees. I have tried Miralax and while it works I feel like she seems to be in more pain prior to pooping when she has it - I'm imagining like a stomach pain similar to when you have diarrhea is what she's feeling by the way she cripples over.
Good idea on tracking the food - I will do it @ home - her teachers do it at school but I'm going to ask if they'll be a little more detailed.
She probably has pain from being so constipated. I would give the miralax once and then he'd go and I'd stop it. I only recently learned that it needs to be given on a continuous daily basis for it to work.
I know for my son, I tried every food & drink there is to help with this and nothing worked.
Same with us, no tests. And the issue lasted for 2 years but was gone in 2 weeks and hasnt been back for years. It was just an exam and a lengthy talk about diet, fiber and what we can do to help him.
The problem is even if you give prune juice or other things, she likely has hard impacted poop already in there, so she has to be cleaned out with suppositories for a few days to get it all out, then the key is to keep it soft to make sure it doesnt get backed up and painful. I dont think she will enjoy the suppository so I would get ready to bride the hell out of her with the best prize she can pick. Thankfully my son was so young he doesnt remember