LO is constipated
Our LO has been constipated for almost 2 months now. Her bowel movements aren’t regular and she is clearly in pain even while trying to pass gas. These past 2 months she has pooped only when I gave her lot of prunes but is this okay? I feel like she should be able to poo normally without any intervention. Took her to the GP and as usual they say nothing is wrong but she’s not eating solids(probably cause she’s unable to poo)I noticed she tries to eat on the day she has had a poo. She turned 9 months last week for reference.
Please help me !!
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What about increasing foods that are higher in fiber?
How much water is she having with meals?
You could make the prunes daily but small amounts just to keep her regular and get her to eat more solids?
That’s also an issue, she’s been playing with water, tried all sorts to make her drink but she has like a spoonful and that’s it 🫣
Weetabix always helped my girl have a good poop. Foods that are high in water like yogurt, tomato’s, strawberries etc should help get more water in her but milks still fine until 1 anyway xx
We had the same issue with our daughter around a similar age & we ended up speaking with our local pharmacist because the docs told us it was normal and it’d pass but it’s awful seeing them so uncomfortable and in pain - we gave her Lactulose which you can grab over the counter. I can’t remember off the top of my head the dosage but it worked anyway. Took about 24 hours but we gave her some of that, and then some Infacol to help pass any gas as well xx
Beans are great. I do homemade baked beans with a tomato sauce with loads of extra veg. Weetabix or porridge for breakfast everyday. Stay away from eggs, bananas and too much dairy because they can make it worse.
Thank you x
Since she doesn't like to drink much see if you can give her water rich fruits & bowel helping ones- melon, orange, pear, prune, peach, plum, kiwi, peas, beans, cucumber
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