Constipated toddler

My toddler has been suffering with constipation for the past 3 months and she gets constipated at least once a week. One week she did not poo for 5 days and she now has scars on her anus from all the straining she does when she gets constipated. I give her prune puree regularly and sometimes lactulose but both are a hit and miss. She drinks plenty of liquids, she loves drinking water so I don’t think it has anything to do with dehydration. Have taken her to the GP and have been told to carry on doing what I am with the lactulose and they can’t see anything else wrong. I have raised concern that I think it could possibly be the cows milk making her constipated and they told me this is not the case and to not change her milk. They didn’t even bother testing her for anything. I’m not really sure what to do as it’s so hard seeing her like this. She just spent majority of today crying and clenching her bottom. She managed to poo half an hour ago but she was screaming and became all red in the face trying to poo. I’m not finding the gp very helpful. Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I could do?

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We’ve been in a similar position and we were prescribed movicol by the GP to try and clear it. It worked, but came back when we stopped. I’ve introduced probiotic drops and it seems to have helped a bit. May be worth a try. Awful seeing them in pain straining 😔

My little boy has struggled with his tummy since birth. It's horrible. We are prescribed laxido aswell. We saw a pediatrician who advised that as my son has more dairy it should clear up (he was dairy free as had an intolerance as a baby) but we've now completed the milk ladder and still have issues. It's horrible as he will lay on the floor and strain, breaks my heart. I would push for a refferal to pediatrician if you can. Although they didn't help us to be honest, they just said to give laxido every single day, surely this cant be right?! We are currently trying gluten free in the hope this will help as he seems in so much discomfort with his tummy all the time. It may not solve the issue but at this point anything is worth a go. Good luck and I hope you get the answers you need x

@Liane oo didn’t think about probiotics. Will look into that thank you.

@Sarah yes I feel like after a point they become immune to the laxative medication. Surely, it can’t be good for them to take everyday 🥲will definitely have to address this again as it isn’t getting any better. Thank you x

Hi have you tried introducing a probiotic sometimes it helps. There’s one for toddlers

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