Constipated Toddler - Jackson,NJ

when mine has "pellets" i give a big bottle of Strait Juice. It's about the only time she has juice. and she has a good poop in 24hrs.

Try Nordic naturals cod liver oil. It comes flavored, orange, lemon lime, and strawberry. You can get it at Whole Foods or order it on the Internet. Give 1 teaspoon daily in his juice. Better use a cup with a lid so he doesn't notice the oil floating in his cup. Not only is it loaded with Omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin A, and DHA, it works great for constipation! Make sure you refrigerate it once it's opened. Also try pear juice, it works ok...

If it started when he started his vitamins, take him off fora couple of weeks and see if that's the cause. Our daughter had very soft stool for a long time, probiotics changed that and then i found made it hard, though I do believe in probiotics to stabilize most digestion problems. We use Pedialax every few days to keep it from getting too hard.

Blueberries are a huge help in this regard. I wouldn't go over a cup of them a day, but they're full of fiber and will help. Daily!

Stewed prunes are better than plain ol' prunes. Cut them into quarters or halves and then cook in a little boiling water until they're plump. This will bring more water into the colon, instead of the prunes absorbing the water already there as they 'plump up'.

Long-grain brown rice is good too. Make some. If you son doesn't like it with butter, find a sweeter sauce to put on it. Trader Joe's Soyaki (or the Soy-Vey at the regular grocery stores) is my son's favorite thing to put on rice.

Make a smoothie of blueberries/berries, pears and stewed prunes. No dairy in the smoothie unless it's a bit of yogurt,and you can throw probiotics in. Not a bad treat.

Avoid bananas. Like the plague. They can stop you right up. NO Bananas. And peanut butter, too, will close up the shop.

Raisins, too, are tricky. They are fiber-full, but they are also a dried fruit, which robs the colon of water. Again. Stewed is better.

Me personally, I'd avoid hard cheeses (even mozzarella or cheddars, just softer stuff like cream cheeses or chevres-- string cheese can be evil on constipated children) , avoid white-flour crackers or foods (think Goldfish, pastas, white rice, white bread, bagels) and anything fried. Unfortunately, a lot of our children's favorite foods are not that great for any body.

I'm not going to diss anyone for it, but I really wish doctors weren't so gung-ho on the miralax. I see kids coming into preschool who have a sippy cup of Miralax + juice and their lunchbox is filled with goldfish, string cheese and raisins, sandwiches of white bread, pbj. If you want more long term solutions, I have to suggest that a pediatric naturopath is going to be a better bet. Your doc might be nice, but parents really do need better, more holistic information and a list of what to eat/what not to eat should be at the top of their list. Foods are some of the best agents of regulation and healing, all on their own.

Sounds like it may be a bit too much fiber for such a little guy. What's the chewable vitamin and am trying to figure out the reason for the chewable flouride.

I am sorry to hear you and your Son have to deal with this.My son is 5.5 years and we have dealt with this since he was 4 months!My pediatrician said the miralax is safe.He takes it everyday,the trick is finding the right dose.You need to give it to him til he pretty much has diarrhea and then taper it off until you find a dose that he is having a normal stool everyday.It also helps to have him sit on the toilet at the same time everyday.Even if he doesn't feel like he has to go,it will help to train his body and get his bowels on a regular schedule.I know of more than one person that uses miralax for their child daily.I have no choice,my Son won't go at all without it.And he has been hospitalized for compaction before so I'd rather give him the miralax.You could also try dried prunes or prune juice,dried apricots or apricot juice.Usually when a childs stools get hard,there is something in their diet causing it.Also have him drink lots of water!The probiotics are supposed to be good,but you need to give it time to see if it helps.yogurt is a good source of probiotics and even though my son can't drink milk the doctor said he can have yogurt because of the cultures in it.If you would like to chat more you can message me.

Have you tried prune's juice or dried prunes? The juice is not so delicious but it works most of the time. Maybe you can mix it with yogurt or on a smoothie. A gentle clockwise belly massage worked with my tot when he was constipated. Try to reduce the ingest of bread, give him plenty of vegetables and grains. Hope he gets well soon.

Can you have too much fiber? Like does too much fiber make you constipated? I genuinely don't know, it just seems like he has A TON of fiber intake so just thought I'd throw it out there.

*update*
I googled it because I was curious and found this

Constipation: Constipation occurs when the colon absorbs excess water and this results in hard or no feces. If you wish to know, "Can too much fiber cause constipation?", the answer is - Oh yes it can! Constipation is annoying, painful, uncomfortable and generally awful.

Is too much fiber a bad thing? Well, that is arguable. Several people live comfortably on diets that contain high fiber levels. The difference is that those people also maintain high water intake. Too much fiber with not enough water intake is the reason behind these terrible side effects.

Nothing ever worked for my daughter except prunes. They always did the trick.

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prunes have always worked for us - I stew the prunes, then puree them into a kind of a jam, which I spread on wheat bread. the kids LOVE their prune bread, and it always helps if they are having trouble with bms.