Major Conspitation in 3 Yr Old

I agree with the other moms. If it does get to the point of needing a specialist, Dr. Keng at Cook CHildren's is good.

Oh yes the joys of having a party when the poop finally comes! Been there done that! Still deal with it off and on at times! My 4 year old son and 5 year old daughter has had it very bad several times all there lifes!
Its summer time and hot make sure you give her lots and lots of fluid any that she really likes. Give her a gatorade sport bottle filled with that drink so that she drinks plenty and shell special to have her own bottle!
Call your peditrician and ask if you can try miralax! You mix so much of the miralax into a drink we did it with drpepper it dissolves and they drink it up! Within an hour to over night the poop has arrived finally! It does not seem to hurt their little bottoms and tummies at all. Its not a blast right out of their pullups either! Its gentle and we have tried everything out there to get this done and miralax has been great! Weve been using it for bout a year now and its over the counter too!
Prayers for you and your poor baby!
God Bless! E.

My son had the same problem. After ten days, you are probably at a point where the suppositories won't get it all out. My son was a withholder. He intentionally would try not to go, then get blocked up. When he got really uncomfortable after doing this for over a week, we took him to the doctor. She put on her rubber gloves, and started digging. You wouldn't believe what came out of that little guy! Gross, but necessary. After that, we started Miralax, and it has worked wonders. I think the initial dose was 1/4 of the adult serving dissolved in four ounces of liquid. We gave it a few days (this is not a quick fix), then adjusted up or down based on his bowel habits. He is now on about 1/8th of a dose, and has no problems. We tried the dairy free and extra fiber as well, but the Miralax worked much better. I don't know if your daughter likes Pediasure, but you can get one with fiber added that also seems to help my son. Good luck with this, and feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

my dd use to be like that and i know your pain. we used miralax and it was a blessing! she didn't have any cramping like another mom had but i guess it may be different for every one. another bit of advice from our doctor was a warm bath with 2 tbsp of baking soda. the baking soda loosens up the rectum and you get the idea :) good luck.

I would try a childs supository should get the ball rolling from the bottom end.

Laxitives will only work on the top and make it worse...she is compacted at the bottom. Once she gets it going it will start to flow.

i would keep her away from too much dairy and try pushing more fiber in her diet. There is a Fiber suplement that is clear and easy to mix in drinks and food...I cant remember if it was Fibercon or what...it comes in a Green container.

Also, my 2 year old has been on Miralax a tsp full for a year now because she gets constipated...if I miss a day she gets rabbit poo.

I have severe constipation myself and know what it is like to go 10 days with out a BM. It will compact all the way to her ribcage and hurt very much! My suggestion is to try the supository first...

Here's a couple of at home remedies that really work -- kinda gross, but they work.

Before she tries to go put Vasoline (sp?) around the inside and outside of the rectum.

You can also use warm water (just tepid) with a tiny bit of liquid soap (very tiny). Use one of the nose bulb things from when she was a baby and gently squirt some of the warm solution in there. It's bascially the same principle as a glycerin supp. but w/o the trip to the store. It may take a couple of times but as long as she's not impacted it should work. If she is impacted you will have to have the doctor deal with it.

Also, if she is prone to this you may need to talk to the doc about fiber supplements. I know of several kids who, from about this age, started having to take extra fiber to keep from having major issues!

Good Luck and I'll be praying! <><

If she likes fresh apples and/or oranges, cut one of each for her on a plate every evening. The juices will keep her hydrated and 'naturally' help her with the problem.

Apples are a regulater: If you need to poop, they help. If you don't need to poop, they help.

As I'm sure you've heard: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

Hope it helps. Yes, I'll pray.

P. <><

We have had this problem with two of our three children and let me just say that what works best for us is the glycerin suppositories-gross but it helps them sooo much. I read one of your other responses and yes, myralax is pretty gentle it can cause some severe cramps if you use it daily-I know because I have to use it myself and man oh man, the cramps are horrible if I take a full recommended dose daily! I just say this as a warning and my suggestion is to not give them a full dose or only give it every other day. HTH

Hello K.,

I hope you already called the doctor. once you get her bowels moving again, don't let her go more than 3 days. Also, contrary to popular beliefs, MILK will CONSTIPATE. My daughter had the same problem and we used miralax for a while and changed her diet. You did not mention if she has a dairy-free diet. also PEARS are a great source of fiber and unlike prunes, it doesn't give those gas pains that prunes can give. Good luck! ~C.~

Have taken one of my twins to the doctor for the same thing (it wasn't ten days but more around four or five) and they gave him an enema to go ahead and get him cleaned out quickly and then recommended Miralax which is an OTC very gentle laxative that can be used on a continual or as needed basis to get back on track. I'm sure everything will be fine, doctors see this quite frequently.

I think I'd call the doctor and check for a blockage, I get irritated if I don't go everyday! You could try prune juice or mineral oil. Any kind of fruit should work after you get the initial issue out of the way. Also they have individually wrapped prunes, she might like those. I will be praying for her.

Wow K.!! Be prepared for a blow-out soon! My kids have never gone 3 days without pooping so I have no idea what is going on with your little one.

If you want to get things moving you can try a child's suppository. Also prune juice works! I haven't tried this method in a long time, but when my kids were babies and hadn't pooped in a couple days I would take the rectal thermometer and insert it into their bum and rotate it around a few times. This stimulates the rectum and would sometimes help produce a bowel movement. Your daughter is probably pretty bound up so the suppository and prune juice would be my first move until I got her to a doctor.

I hope she's wearing a Pull-up tonight. :)