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Should I Put My 7 Year Old in the Hospital for Constipation per Doctor's Order?
My daugter is 7. She's had trouble with constipation for a while because she is afraid to push and holds it in. I was instructed by her pediatrician to , in addition to high fiber diet and lots of water, to use suppositories and enemas until I could see the gastroenterologist. She's not in pain and the suppositories have worked. I've taken her to the ER once and after an xray they sent her home with instrucitons to use an enema. she had moderate constipation. I took her to the Gastroenterologist on Friday who felt her stomach (did not...
