Any Suggestions For Constipated Toddlers?

[Country Kids]

Miralax or sugarless gum and candies work like a charm! Also cucumbers worked on one of my little girls or lots of corn.

[Michael]

Another thread on contsipation: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27957

[Kaddidle Care]

Liquids, liquids and more liquids. You could also try cutting up actual dried prunes. They are quite tasty and the little one just might like it.

[jen2651]

Fiber one bars helped my son. And he loved them!

[dEHmom]

I THOUGHT OF ANOTHER WAY!!!

it is THE BEST way to get stuff moving.

a smoke and a cup of coffee. now these must be done around the same time, otherwise, it won't work. it's an instant laxative

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yayaya i know i know.

catherder......:::::: i did bring it up. you are welcome

[tulip1969]

are these the same gummies a pp found out was the missing link to the diarrhea mystery?

I never read the "diarrhea mystery" post but my DKB definitely does NOT get diarrhea from the gummies. They make him go normally. If someone got diarrhea from them either the mom was giving him too many or the kid didn't really need them everyday to begin with.

[Lilbutterflie]

Basically anything with high fiber. Something my kids really like is Kashi Go Lean Crunch. Holy cow that will clear anyone's system! And it's super tasty. Sometimes though, no matter what tricks you try or how much fiber and fluids they are taking in; it's still just not enough.

My DD was constipated from about 8 months to 4 years old. The doctor told us some children just need a little extra help with Miralax mixed in their drinks every day until they outgrow it. Miralax works really well; but it really should be something that's okay'd by the doctor. It's not a laxative at all; it helps their bowels to take in more water so that their stools are not as compact and hard.

I hope the parents do something really quick; b/c once it gets to the point that they are crying from the pain; they will start to hold it in b/c they associate going #2 with pain. It happened with my DD. Gosh, there is nothing worse than sitting with a child on the potty encouraging them to go when you just KNOW how bad it hurts! Ugh, gives me goose pimples to think back about those moments. Anyway, after she would have a constipation episode, we would slightly increase her Miralax dose (doctor recommended) which made it impossible for her to hold it in. Then, once she was going regularly again, we would continue Miralax every day with the lower dose to keep her system regular.

[QualiTcare]

MIRALAX!

my son had to have surgery to repair a hydrocele when he was 2. it was already there, but was agitated from straining/constipation. the doctor told me to give him a spoonful of miralax every day (you mix it into any drink and it's flavorless). i asked how long he could take it and she said forever if he needed to. it's not a laxative - it's a softener.

i use it too. it's the only thing that has ever REALLY worked with no side effects. i swear by it.

[Cat Herder]

I never read the "diarrhea mystery" post but my DKB definitely does NOT get diarrhea from the gummies. They make him go normally. If someone got diarrhea from them either the mom was giving him too many or the kid didn't really need them everyday to begin with.

No.....they were not the laxatives. They were generic gummi vitamins that one of my DCM's bought for the other moms as well since they were on sale and strategically placed next to the diapers (NOW we know why).

This occurred after I sent home toddler nutrition information. Apparently I ASKED for it....::::

My house still has this lingering fog and I still occasionally see the buzzards hovering.

[Christian Mother]

I have a little guy who is always constipated so his mother said the doctor recommends his having 3 diff. things of fiber a day at 3grams. You can also use Flax seeds in there food to. Pears, grapes, raisins...those seemed to work. If that doesn't help in the morning when she brings him she puts Miralax in his juice cup. Today he's already pooped twice.