My daughter is 7 and she has severe constipation. It is not a medical problem, I know this for sure. Any ideas about how I can take care of this problem? She is very uncomfortable. I have tried the suppositories but they dont seem to work. Any ideas please????
2006-12-10 05:50:49 · 13 answers · asked by Sue Q 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
hmmm,i suffered and still suffer from constipation ever since i was a lil kid ,nothing really works.Try rasins,bran muffins,bran cereal,fiber pills.Sorry about the constipation,its no fun:(
2006-12-10 06:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Liddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citrus Juices is a great resource to relieve constipation in a very natural way, check out the following article :
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2006-12-12 02:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by pink tulip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter, who is now 18, used to have that problem a lot. The doctor told me to put a tsp of mineral oil in all of her meals. That really did seem to work.
2006-12-10 05:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by tootsie38 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For my daughter I used a shot glass filled with orange juice and a tablespoon of mineral oil. We called it her orange milk shake. It acts as a stool softner.
2006-12-11 06:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to her doctor about Miralax. It's a powder, prescription laxative and a LOT of children take it.
2006-12-10 13:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by Moxie1313 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go to your GP and perscribe 'Lactulose' which is a liquid sweet form...it works by breaking down the feaces from the top working its way through down to the bottom....other things you could try is get her to drink plenty of water, eat fruit and vegetables everyday and exercise
2006-12-10 05:53:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a doctor you really need to take his advice over anyone elses
2006-12-10 05:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure she is eating enough fiber: i.e, carrots, whole wheat bread, cereals.
If they don't help, contact a physician for other ideas.
2006-12-10 05:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pear juice works on babies. i'm not sure of the effect on an aolder child, but it wouldn't hurt to try unless she's allergic to pears.
2006-12-10 05:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by miss_coco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prunes prunes and more prunes.
They are sweet and kids will eat them. And it's natural, can't
hurt them. It softens everything and then whoosh.
2006-12-10 05:54:27 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ ♥ C.J. ♥ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋