Milestones: Toddler, Miralax

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7 Year Old with Stomach Aches/no Appetite

My 7 year old daughter has been having almost daily belly pains for almost a month with a limited daily appetite. She will have a good day now and then where she seems to eat to make up for all the days that she doesn't eat. We've gone to the doctor twice about it. The first time we went it was about a week into it and were told to wait and see. The next time we went (Friday) we were told it might be constipation and to start her on Miralax (we are very familiar with this issue because our older daughter has been on Miralax for 5 years due...

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Miralax and Constipation

Since we started school we have been battling with constipation with our 5 year old. I think it is the transition from "free range" drinking to structure. I have met with the dr countless times and first we tried diet changes with no luck, now we are on miralax. I just wonder if anyone has used this long term with their child and has an opinion. I tried taking her off it over the Christmas break and over spring break but the constipation comes back horribly. I was wondering if putting her on a drinking schedule may help? I could have...

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Moms Who Use Miralax

Our son was just put on Miralax by a nutritionist. We started on Thursday...