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My eldest (now 8) has suffered with constipation since she was a baby. She still does. Movicol works a little but when she was little we had to use suppositories. Not pleasant and quite traumatic for everyone but it worked.
I’m literally going through this right now. Lactulose every day and suppositories. I want it to clear from his mind that pooing hurts, before I properly start potty training as it could cause a whole plethora of other problems 😔
Are you toilet training? Sometimes kids do this during toilet training
Thank you all, sounds like we are doing the right things just hope it passes soon. Maybe need to up the dose of Lactulose so I’ll call the docs and see what they think. We haven’t properly started toilet training but she does ask to go to the loo. I’m hoping to properly start with the potty once this phase has passed so it’s not too traumatic 🙈
Lactulose only causes the colon to contract. It does nothing for the hardness of the stool. Ask for movicol. The plain one. I used to make my daughter milkshakes with it (the consistency of it is vile in water). It draws water to the stool to soften it. Live cultures also help, so a yakult a day.
@Kira lactulose is a stool softener. It's actually more friendly to younger kids too x
My wee girl was like this for ages, and has moments like it still. We give her a small dose of pureed prunes every day and that has helped wonders. Our paediatrician recommended this as an alternative to Lactulose which was surprising but a nice alternative to medicine. I mentioned this fear of pooing hurting to another mum who said her girl (same age) was not pooing, saying it was "stuck". She doesn't suffer from constipation, so she had no idea where it came from. It's passed now so could be something linking up in their wee minds now x
Just went through something similar with my little boy a few days ago. A nice warm bath, tummy massage with oil, and a super thick layer of Vaseline on the bottom did the trick for us.