My four-year-old daughter is constipated. I know that a laxitave will help, but it will take a while. Is there anything we can do to help now? She refuses to get off the potty.
2007-03-13 13:59:25 · 10 answers · asked by Tapioca 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
my daughter would get very constipated as well. In the childrens medine section, they sell glycerine suppositories that help with constipation. I would give one to my daughter and it would help. It's not fun to do to your child, but she will go potty.
2007-03-13 14:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by lonijean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like the other posters said, glycerine suppositories are fantastic for immediate relief. You do want to try to take a look at what could have caused the constipation. Is your daughter drinking enough water? How many servings of fruits and vegetables is she getting in a day? How much fiber is she eating? These are easy little adjustments that you can make to your daughter's diet to keep this from happening again.
2007-03-13 17:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can give her a glycerin suppository. They work pretty fast (within half an hour). You can buy the pediatric version at most pharmacies.
To insert, lay her on her left side. You can lubricate the suppository with a little bit of KY if you like. Insert it into her rectum (it does not need to go in very far) and ask her to squeeze for about 10 seconds.
Encourage her to eat more fiber (fruits, veggies, whole grain bread) and drink lots of water.
2007-03-13 14:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by Laura H 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 07:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by troesch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were told by our doctor to use glycerine suppositories for our 5 yr old which you can get at any drugstore, and they worked almost immediately
2007-03-13 14:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by chester 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For immediate relief, use suppositories(for her age of course). That should give her relief until she gets back on track. Just don't use them often. Don't want her system to become dependent on them.
2007-03-13 14:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by DOT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try some prunes or prune juice, that always seemed to help my little boy! Good luck, hope she is feeling better soon!
2007-03-13 14:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little one didn't like the suppositories. We have to use an occasional Fleet enema.
2007-03-13 14:37:19 · answer #8 · answered by clarabel_s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much you can do now, but for the future add more bran to her diet and it should help keep her regular.
2007-03-13 14:04:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give her prune juice or blueberries. Those 2 things always help my girls.
2007-03-13 14:05:26 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋