constipation in toddlers

[pinkpotato]

Tagal na rin naming issue yang constipation. Since 2 years old, on and off din. Now she's turning 5 na.

she's still constipated? did you try pedialax? feedback naman. di ba nag effect?

[cathrinesy]

hi mga sis , please help me.. im so stress and depress seeing my 3 year old daughter crying everytime we give shot of suppository.  di sya nag poo everyday kasi minsan tumatagal pa ng 6 days wala pa rin so we end up deciding to give suppository parang natrauma na sya .. everytime we ask her to poo pala cry na sya then shouting ayaw tusok
i gave her duphalac laxative still 4 days na di pa rin sya na poo.. soft na yung poo nya pero ayaw nya kasi mag push.. nka tayo sya at parang pinipigilan ang poo nya.
hopeless ako ... what am i gonna do.. medyo im not favor kasi sa gusto ng pedia nya na idala kaagad sa er at ipamanual daw ang stool , eh di lalo namn natrauma

[delisyus]

but...do you think ba she's really constipated because of diet... or because she's the one controlling her poop?

my son kasi would sometimes miss poops and strain when he really needs to... but only because
1) he doesn't like to poop w/o a diaper on
2) he doesn't like his play time being disrupted
3) getting a new brother and realizing he has control of his body is making him control his poop

other kids get constipated due to stress (changes in yayas, going to school, getting a sibling)

parents have to isolate the cause kasi talaga...or what they think the cause is... kasi nga, if hindi naman diet, then ila-laxative mo lang sya pero andun pa rin ang issue

and if diet naman... aba, eh di change it na

unless may physiological/health reasons

[cathrinesy]

her yaya is 2.5 na rin samin eh, i think she is controlling nga kaya di ko lam what to do.. when we say na start na kami mag poo , sigaw na sya ng ayaw ayaw"
im thinking nga dahil sa trauma ng matigas rin kasi kasi hirap din sya so tend tuloy ayaw nlng nya. pero nung nag laxative sya malambot namn pero tumatagal..
do i need to change the milk she's using nanthree h.w.

[cathrinesy]

she kept on eating fried foods pa. sometimes she wants pure rice only.

[marge_medina]

madami rin pala tayo dito na may issue sa constipation. ang hirap sa kalooban pag nakikita kong nahihirapan ang anak ko sa bowel movement niya. good move na rin talaga na pinacheck-up na namin siya sa gastro.

[delisyus]

her yaya is 2.5 na rin samin eh, i think she is controlling nga kaya di ko lam what to do.. when we say na start na kami mag poo , sigaw na sya ng ayaw ayaw"
im thinking nga dahil sa trauma ng matigas rin kasi kasi hirap din sya so tend tuloy ayaw nlng nya. pero nung nag laxative sya malambot namn pero tumatagal..
do i need to change the milk she's using nanthree h.w.

if you feel that then deal w/ the trauma

if she has a potty, make her sit there, just to get comfy...like read to her there while she's sitting there

sing songs with her

isama mo sya when you poop and just talk

let her see and feel and learn for herself na normal ang mag poop...

and yes, do try other milk... like fresh milk

[cathrinesy]

hi sis marge pinacheck up nyo sa gastro ano ang sabi ?

[rachex]

is it possible that summer heat cause constipation too???

napaisip lang ako... wala naman kasi masyado nagbago sa diet o sa ginagawa namin ni baby. for 2 weeks now, constipated sya. he strains when he poops. yogurt did the trick. pero parang ayoko ata maging dependent sya sa yogurt...

[pinkpotato]

mag 2 weeks na kami di nag pedialax that is i think because of brown rice. try nyo din to. mahirap nga lang kasi partly milled lang sya kaya matigas, try nyo lang mix sa favorite ulam nila. baka makatulong.

[icee_star]

Ooh pwede sa kids ang brown rice haps? From what I heard, di daw recommended? Not sure though kung totoo yun hehe

[delisyus]

pwede kung sa pwede but i think it's harder for young kids to absorb the iron in brown rice... but if they're taking vitamins nama with iron, keri na yun

[pinkpotato]

Ooh pwede sa kids ang brown rice haps? From what I heard, di daw recommended? Not sure though kung totoo yun hehe

pwede naman. parang wala pa naman nangyayari sa kanyang masama.

^ and true she is taking vits with iron.

edit to add: sino may sabe masama ang brown rice sa bata? hehe. parang buong buhay ko eto rice namin sa province. ginagawa pa ngang su-am ng nanay ko to e. hehe.

[maui_chie]

^ ano yung su-am Haplita??

i don't think masama ang brown rice for kids. binibigyan ko nito si AJ paminsan minsan. hinahalo ko sa sabaw..a bit matigas kasi pag niluluto ko.  so far wala pa namang masamang epekto sa baby ko.

[pinkpotato]

^ powdered rice Mau. niluluto sa gatas at water.

very healthy kaya ang brown rice. mahalia perez nga lang.

[icee_star]

Sorry naman. Nabasa or narinig ko lang naman somewhere, eh di kung hindi masama, pwede ko rin pa-try sa daughter ko

[pinkpotato]

i remember i bought 2 kgs na di ko nagamit kasi i read somewhere bawal. parang nabasa ko din yan pero i think sa infant sya di ideal. hinahanap ko nga, wala na ako makita. or was it red rice.

pero as per my expereince lately, brown rice helped sa constipation issue ng daughter ko. she didn't take pedialax anymore.

[cathrinesy]

I have lots of pediatric lax gummy bought in states .. She doesn't want to chew it so nag ginagawa ko hinahalo ko sa milk tinutunaw ko muna.. Is it tru ba na nag white karo helps din?

[marge_medina]

yes, nagpa-check up kami sa gastro. first was in-xray. tapos nakita nga dun na puro poop ang stomach niya. prinescribe kami ng duphalac. as in high doses at nagtagal ng ilang buwan. kailangan daw [textspeak!] bumalik sa normal size yung daanan ng poop. ngayon, she would go every two days. before, 6 days walang bowel movement. slowly getting there.

[dona626]

my toddler is also constipated since he was a baby. My pedia recommended lactulose, its a laxative, stool softener. The pedia advised to stop taking it pag ok regular na ang pupu ng bata. Im very thankful na ok na sya ngayon bihira ko na lang sya pinapa take ng lactulose.