Constipation in older kids?

Mrs.Greeko · December 2011

Lucy is really constipated. My guess is holding it at school possibly and diet change since DH has been cooking since baby came (ie very little veggies and lots of carbs, lot white carbs). Nurs suggested baby-lax suppository and higher fiber diet, juice, etc. the diet is easy enough. Has anyone used baby-lax on an older kid? I just don't really see that going over well. How long did it take to work? I feel so bad for her... And she really loosened up another tooth by carrying her backpack with her teeth so she doesn't want to eat anything. Hoping to get some spinach and some prune juice in her. Other ideas that don't involve chewing?

BSweet823 · December 2011

What about adding mirilax to juice/water. I personally haven't used it on DD, but know my sister has when her kids get constipated.

Hope she feels better soon!

sara_c · December 2011

I had to use Pedi-lax on M awhile ago. It worked within 15 minutes. Great for instant reflief. We kinda had to hold him down though to do it. Not pleasant, but it did work.

I'm not a big believer in giving juice to kids, but I've started giving extra pulp orange juice with breakfast. I also found fiber gummies that I give occasionally if I know he hasn't gotten enough fiber.

Do you think she'd do a smoothie right now? If you put berries and omit the banana that may help.

I've heard black licorice helps, but there is no way I could get M to eat that.

DownToEarthGirl · December 2011

Smoothies would probably work great. Psyllium seed husk is a great natural fiber you can add to smoothies (just dump in and it's a little gritty, but works great though a straw). Plus you can work in some blueberries, prune juice, apple juice and other highly fiberous fruits and get things moving. Maybe try it a couple times in one day and see what happens.

I think I'd try that before a laxative unless L is super uncomfortable.

daisies0406 · December 2011

DD has had long term constipation that didn't get better with diet changes so we give her miralax every day. She also has a lactose sensitivity which causes constipation. We have it pre-measured, but I think it's about 2 teaspoons, so not a full adult dose. It goes into her morning milk (lactose free milk) and it dissolves and is completely tasteless. It can take a couple hours to a day to work depending how stopped up she is. If we miss a couple days of the miralax (which is very very rare) it'll take her a day or so to get back on track. When DS gets constipated, which is not very often, we'll give him 1/2 of DD's dosage of miralax and it takes about a day to get him back on track depending on how well he's drinking. DS only gets constipated when he doesn't drink enough so I really push the fluids on him when he gets stopped up. We started DD on Miralax around 2 years old.

Meg.eliz · December 2011

One of my nursing instructors swears by 4 oz of prune juice with a pad of better added in (like the pre wrapped in tin foil ones). She is an L & D nurse and says it works time and time again with her patients and prefers it over medications.

Carol*Brady2 · December 2011

My DD2 has this issue. We use Miralax desolved in whatever she's drinking. I've gotten her to drink prune juice by mixing it w/ tonic & claiming it was pop. She's a super picky eater & diet changes aren't very easy or effective for her. Poor Lucy

(. I can tell when T is just by her mood changes.

mtngirl2007 · December 2011

The smoothie idea with flax seed added is a good one. One of my friend's sons had issues with constipation and her pedi told him to eat 1 cup of popcorn a day. Totally worked for him, and it worked for me during this pregnancy, too! It involves chewing, but it's a good afternoon snack and it works!

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