Childhood constipation?
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I second all the fruit juice tips - also a weetabix-type cereal (if she's not allergic!)
Make sure she gets plenty of exercise as well.
And glycerin suppositories - as a quick bowel emptier (they work in 10-30 mins) and, if this is a long-term problem, as a regime to get her back into the habit of `doing a smelly' regularly.
have you given her a large glass of orange juice - the one with the bits in?
how long has she been constipated?
Also - take her for a good walk - exercise and orange juice ususally do the trick.
Use a fiber supplement like benfiber that you can add to her food or drinks. Also be sure the bread you feed her is 100% whole GRAIN bread. You can also try using miralax which is now available over the counter.
Oatmeal, steamed broccoli, whole grain cereal. You need to get her to eat whatever fiber filled foods that she likes. Try to get her to drink either warm milk or herbal tea also. Also try the flavored whole prunes by Sunmaid. They are really tasty, she might really like them. They have lemon & orange flavors to them.
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Hi, my daughter has suffered with chronic constipation since she was very small. I have tried everything, a healthy high fibre diet, every medicine prescibed by the doctor, lactose etc.From age 6 she regularly had suppositories and enema's Nothing ever worked she become so ill and was in so much pain that she had to have a emergency operation to clear her bowels.
Since then she has improved but still only goes once or twice a week. I would suggest trying senokot granules or picolax if it's a while since your daughter went. Picolax will only be prescribed by a doctor as it's a bowel cleanser which people use before a bowel op.
I really understand what you and your child are going through, I wish you both the best of luck. Please email me if you need any more help. 12 years experience with a child who suffers terribly with constipation.
Aren't there children's laxatives on the market? I don't know, just asking.
my cousin is also autistic and used to be constipated.give her Flax Seed Oil, you can eith give it to her in her juice or food.like one table spoon will do the trick, i swear your gonna be amazed
try giving her some chocolate i had the same problem with my daughter she was about two then everytime she was abit consipated i gave her chocolate and it realy worked if this doesnt help take her to see your gp
give her blueberries they really make you go. get her to drink a LOT of water and if she won't drink prune JUICE than try regular prunes i ate them when i was little
Lots of fiber and maybe cut out some dairy products like cheese
add yogurt .Pineapple and the skin of apples may help also pectin is good for digestion.Enzymes in papaya and pineapples are very good for that..Activia yogurt and acidophiles... Green teas hot or cold are very good but don't be quick to add sugar if you have to sweeten it use good raw honey or stevia.Oat bran cereal ...
I have 2 autistic children and one of them had the opposite trouble for a while. Have you been watching the news about the link between autism and immunizations given over the past 15 years ..I find it quite interesting and somewhat disturbing.email me if you would like I know how it is to have special needs kids I have 3 out of 5 ..
Go to your GP and see your health visitor. Your health visitor may be able to show you a simple massage technique to help with constipation and of course your GP may be able to give you something mild she can take to soften the stools such as lactulose.
glycerin suppositories!
work like a charm for kids.
get flax is great for constipation, prepare flax cookies, cakes and drink, tastes good!
Try these: 1) Give her warmed barley malt by the spoonful. It's used in hospital under the name Malt Soupex and Maltex to alleviate constipation. You can get it in any healthfood store for under $5.00. It's a wholegrain syrup made from barley and is also known as barley malt. 2) Give her dried fruits as a snack, preferably soaked first. 3) Give her a sun and moon belly massage. As she lays on her back in front of you, massage her belly gently, but firmly, in a clockwise position from the lower left quadrant near her groin (7 o'clock or so) up (this is her Ascending Colon), and all around and over her Transverse Colon (this is approximately at 10,11,12, 1 and 2 o'clock on her belly) and then down her right belly. (This is her Descending Colon into her Rectum.) If you find any hardened pockets or places, gently but firmly spend extra time in these locations, trying as much as possible to work in a clockwise manner as well. Do this massage everyday, for as long as she will tolerate it. I know sitting still and dealing with new sensory input can be difficult for Autistic children, but you lose nothing by trying. 4) Make sure she's getting plenty of fluids. 5) Eliminate cheese and meat from her diet for awhile, a good long while. 6) Give her yogurt or probiotics every single day. 7) Realize that sometimes children w/ Autism have extreme sensory integration issues. Some of them can quite literally hold onto their stools b/c they do not like the way it feels to defecate or to process their waste in the regular fashion. Many Autistic kids have food allergies and a heightened sensitivity to pain, so if it hurt to poop even once, they can be afraid to let go again in fear of pain ever again. How long has she been suffering with this? Has it always been present from infancy? Have you talked to your pediatrician about this? I once was the caregiver for a little boy w/ traumatic brain injury. We had to give him a Fleet enema and stimulate him lightly with the tip of the enema to get him to go at all. You should absolutely speak w/ your physician before you go the enema route, however, as people can become dependent upon them to go. Sometimes people have taken castor oil to make themselves go, but again, I would not do this w/out speaking w/ my pediatrician first.
I wish you the best! My sister has a beautiful, little boy with Autism, too! He's wonderful! Many blessings.
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