My son suffers from severe constipation. Ihave given him everything in the book.HELP

Question

I have given him milk of magnesia, 2 e***a's, fiber tablets, apple juice, prune juice and nothing helps. What else can I do? I took him to the ER and they sent us home after 7 hours with nothing. Please help.

Answer 1

How long has it been since he went? If you have done all that and nothing and the ER sent you home then maybe he isn't severely constipated and he just doesn't p**p as often as YOU think he should. Time between bowel movements varies from person to person. You don't have to p**p everyday. I did have a little boy at the daycare that was constipated often and they had him start eating a couple pieces of diabetic candy everyday and something in that helped him go.

Answer 2

Have you tried mineral oil?  My Son went through this and we started giving him a  teaspoons a day and it worked Great for him.It is Not the best tasting stuff so try mixing it in food and make sure he finish it all.Fiber is a must have everyday,Like bran flakes ,shedded wheat and bran muffins.

Answer 3

Try lots of fiber and liquids.  raisins, grapes,pears will usually help.  Stay away from dairy, bananas and rice.  I would check with your pedi, he might send you to a GI and do some exrays to help figger out the problem.  It's frustrating, but work with your doctor and hopefully things will straighten out.  

Answer 4

did you take him to the pediatrician? sometimes they help out better than the er does. plus how old is he? my 2 year olds pediatrician told me to give her miralax once a day but i think it all depends how old they are

Answer 5

my daugher gets really constipated too...the best thing to do is try a warm soothing bath.  if he poops in the tub oh well!  and try not to bring attention to the fact if and when he poops.  he may be keeping it in.  my duaghter does that when she thinks people are watching her or if she thinks we going to sit her on the potty.  shes been 4 days with out a p**p and we tried everything too.  the warm bath along with all of the above seemed to help the best.  also, maybe a little bit of mineral oil in his apple juice?  i gave my daughter grapes and watermelon too.  lots of fluids and maybe no milk.  milk is the main cause of my daughters constipation...its worth a shot!  good luck!