Constipated 8 Year Old

[Anonymous]

Miralax worked wonders for our kid at that age. But before we headed down that route our doctor had us keep a food journal to identify what foods he was eating that could be potential causes. They also said that he had a tendency towards "withholding" at school because he didn't like using the school bathrooms - or he didn't have time to use them. So there was the psychosomatic aspect of it as well. We got to a place where he took daily doses of Miralax - timed so he could go in the safe space of his own bathroom. Overtime working through diet issues, providing a safe poop place and regular movements we could stop the miralax treatments.

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone. We did the suppository last night and it helped very slightly, but it didn't produce a large BM. I've called his doctor and we're going to up his water intake, continue the Miralax, and make our way to an appointment for next week. He says that his belly doesn't hurt anymore after what did come out with the suppository, so that's a plus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Miralax can have horrible side effects.

Senna, everyday works.

What horrible side effects do you think an osmotic stool softener like Miralax has?

+1 My DS suffered from encopresis and was on Miralax for years. The M.O.P. finally cleared the constipation and was on it for another year.

https://www.bedwettingandaccidents.com/what-is-m-o-p

[Anonymous]

Can he eat prunes? Called the dried plumes but I eat 2 prunes and that solves the problem! Make sure he isn't eating bamanas or rice because thats when you have the opposite

[Anonymous]

Does he eat a lot of meat? I have found that when I don’t restrict the amount of meat (salmon also) that I eat per day then the next day I have difficulty going. Try reducing the meat/high protein foods per day or eat the high protein foods on alternate days only to see if it helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can he eat prunes? Called the dried plumes but I eat 2 prunes and that solves the problem! Make sure he isn't eating bamanas or rice because thats when you have the opposite

Actually ripe bananas can help

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can he eat prunes? Called the dried plumes but I eat 2 prunes and that solves the problem! Make sure he isn't eating bamanas or rice because thats when you have the opposite

Actually ripe bananas can help

True

[Anonymous]

Magnesium citrate. It's what they use to clean you out for colonoscopies, but you can use an over the counter dosage for every day magnesium supplements.