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May 2026 Babies 🇬🇧

Constipation advice

My little boy has been suffering with constipation for almost a month, first two times he passed blood. The first time I rang 111 and they told me to monitor and give small amounts of cooled boiled water. Second time a week later, I couldn’t be seen by a gp so went to children’s A&E. Spent 9 hours for them to give a week worth of laxatives. Whilst on the laxatives he was fine again. Now he is back to being constipated; straining and crying when even passing gas. It really gets him down, screaming and crying in pain when he is usually such a happy baby. I tried him on prunes yesterday and today. He managed to pass some but he is clearly still struggling. Has anyone got any suggestions? Before I go back to the GP again