Constipation?!

**Vickie** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 18:53 PM

I made a thread yesterday about the possibility of Hannah being but since she wasn't straining with her bowel movements and from what everyone told me on here it seemed normal. Today has been a whole other story! She had a normal bowel movement this morning but the last three she has been crying. There hasn't been much any of those times but it's been pretty firm. I gave her peaches and pears for lunch (unfortunately she had banana as a mid-morning snack because I didn't know she was constipated at that time

). We've also given her apple juice and tried to get prunes down her. Is there anything else we should be doing? There's no blood in the stools, I've checked. I guess if it keeps up tomorrow we'll have to go to the doctor

bev309 · Feb 3rd, 2009, 19:49 PM

I know it sounds bad, but 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar (most say brown sugar, but I couldn't get hold of any so used white) dissolved in 4oz of cooled boiled water did the trick when Jack was younger. He was back to normal within a few hours in fact. I didn't particularly want to give him sugar, but he was in so much pain, a little bit of sugar as a one off was worth the result.

ryder · Feb 3rd, 2009, 20:58 PM

how many poops does she have a day?? are they hard or anything?

**Vickie** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:00 PM

Usually one soft poo a day but the last few days she's had her one soft poo and several smaller/firmer poos. Yesterday she had I think 3-4 but she didn't act like it was hurting her. Today she was crying (after a soft poo in the morning)

Three times.

ryder · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:14 PM

hmm anything new in her diet in the last 2 weeks?

**Vickie** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:16 PM

Yep cheese yesterday which is what I think caused it

Hopefully the apple juice and prune combo will help clear her out so she feels better tomorrow

ryder · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:17 PM

cheese definately may have caused it... It is a binding food lol

ryder · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:19 PM

What about some kind of cereal? Im not sure what al you could give her at this age, but there are some good bran cereals that will soften her stool.

**Vickie** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:19 PM

Will definitely look into that. Not sure what kinds she can have at this point though

**Vickie** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryder

cheese definately may have caused it... It is a binding food lol

Well I thought I'd given her enough of the other foods to counteract it. Obviously I was wrong, very very wrong

Feb 3rd, 2009, 18:53 PM	#1
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,676	Constipation?! I made a thread yesterday about the possibility of Hannah being but since she wasn't straining with her bowel movements and from what everyone told me on here it seemed normal. Today has been a whole other story! She had a normal bowel movement this morning but the last three she has been crying. There hasn't been much any of those times but it's been pretty firm. I gave her peaches and pears for lunch (unfortunately she had banana as a mid-morning snack because I didn't know she was constipated at that time ). We've also given her apple juice and tried to get prunes down her. Is there anything else we should be doing? There's no blood in the stools, I've checked. I guess if it keeps up tomorrow we'll have to go to the doctor

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bev309 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea S Wales Posts: 1,066	I know it sounds bad, but 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar (most say brown sugar, but I couldn't get hold of any so used white) dissolved in 4oz of cooled boiled water did the trick when Jack was younger. He was back to normal within a few hours in fact. I didn't particularly want to give him sugar, but he was in so much pain, a little bit of sugar as a one off was worth the result.

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	how many poops does she have a day?? are they hard or anything?

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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,676	Usually one soft poo a day but the last few days she's had her one soft poo and several smaller/firmer poos. Yesterday she had I think 3-4 but she didn't act like it was hurting her. Today she was crying (after a soft poo in the morning) Three times.

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	hmm anything new in her diet in the last 2 weeks?

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Feb 3rd, 2009, 21:16 PM	#6
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,676	Yep cheese yesterday which is what I think caused it Hopefully the apple juice and prune combo will help clear her out so she feels better tomorrow

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	cheese definately may have caused it... It is a binding food lol

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	What about some kind of cereal? Im not sure what al you could give her at this age, but there are some good bran cereals that will soften her stool.

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