Castor oil?!!?? My three year old has had really bad troubles going to the bathroom since I stopped…

We tried prune and pear juice. Nothing. :-( I was thinking of trying to bake prunes into some sort of muffin to see if that would help, she's just so picky with food.

I always give ds apple juice when he's constipated.

A little molasses in her sippy it works like a charm.

My son started doing this when he was a year old. I tried EVERYTHING. It got painful for him so he started holding and had a condition called encopresis. His insides were stretched from holding and he lost control of his pooping. He was used to the smell and had no sensation so he couldn't tell if he had gone or not. I took him to a GI when he was two after trying multiple things with his regular pedi. We ended up having a barrium enema done and a biopsy. He was tested for every disease we could think of. But it was just from being constipated for so long and eventually his body started to tighten back up. He no longer has leakage or pain but isn't regularly going (he's 8). The mirilax is meant to soften the stool so that when they do go, it isn't as painful. I wish I hadn't waited so long to get him into a GI so maybe an appointment wouldn't hurt since nothing is working. We went through it until he was 5-6.

She drinks apple almost every day and still goes weeks without going.

I hadn't heard of the molasses, I'll try that!!

Pp, what was he leaking?

Often when we change her diaper, there is a small amount of liquid in her diaper. That's when she's trying to go but there is so much blockage, only a small amount of liquid comes out, if that makes sense.

They say most "P" juices are good so if prune isn't working, try to get your hands on some pear juice or peach juice. That's all my son had besides water for years lol. I would just do it myself or buy the organic no sugar added brand.

That's exactly what my son was doing. Does it smell just awful?

It wouldn't hurt to take her to see a specialist. At two when I initially saw them they did a flush with a ton of mirilax mixed with a certain drink. I had to give him a cup or so every hour for a long period and it flushed him out to where he didn't have a choice but to go and it wasn't painful on his bum since it was diarrhea. It was supposed to be like starting from scratch but he ended up holding it again and again. We didn't go through the hospital procedures until he was about 4. Maybe since she's so young still, something like this will work.

We use probiotics specifically for kids. I can find the name of it if you are interested.

Yes! Probiotics for sure.

Have you tried giving her more fiber? Like fiber tablets, I have a friend whos daughter needed fiber tablets on a daily basis when she was younger because she was a picky eater. Also I second the molasses and kayro syrup works too just a little on some water, juice or milk.

Pear juice always worked with my daughter

Karo sryup and warm water works immediately

Yes, Dianam! The name of that would be great!

We've tried the Karo syrup and that didn't help either.

I will also look into the fiber tablets. If there is one thing she does eating, it's fruits and veggies! Which is another reason I am so disheartened by this, since you'd think that would be helpful.

We took her to a specialist when she was 1, when this all started happening, and they wanted me to put her on this special drink - similar to pediasure, but she refused to drink it. We then switched her to soy (the doctor thought it was dairy related) and stopped giving her all other dairy products but it didn't help so I eventually moved her back to whole milk.

I need to make another appointment

Why not? Thats castor oils main porpose. Some people take a tablespoon a day to keep regular. I wouldnt give it to my kids without speaking to their pediatrician first but I don't see an issue with it.

It's called Nature's Way Primadophilus for children. My son gets it three times a day or you could just throw it in the water she drinks. It's a powder that dissolves and is tasteless.

Don't give apple juice - apples bind which doesn't help with constipation. My 1 year old is the same - we give prunes and raisen bran for breakfast, encourage fruit and veg, plenty of water and give miralax if she hasn't pooped for a day... it's helped but she still struggles some days. I would try the caster oil - talk to your paed first though.

Thanks all! I'll try some of these suggestions!

Hmm if the Kayro syrup didn't work the molasses might not work either. I suppose you've tried giving water here and there. Probiotics are a great idea too. Activia yogurt helps get dd to go when she needs to.

I did probiotics dds dr recommended it. But you have to make sure they're for kids.

My daughter has struggled with this since a few weeks old and is now 7. We have tried a lot of different things but not much change until we started her on Lactalous (I think that's the spelling but can look when I am home) and now she doesn't have as many issues. We did Miralax for a long time and it didn't help much.

She has also made some dietary changes but we noticed the biggest improvement with the lactalous. It isn't perfect but we are in a much better place than we were.

Best of luck!

Life cereal. Or a suppository.

We had to take our daughter off all milk products. We gave her soy milk instead. She is getting ready to turn 8 and we still have to watch her dairy intake or she gets really constipated. I recommend going to a doctor that will do a stool study to see if there are other foods that are causing issues with the GI tract. We have a chiropractor and an Autism center here that does the testing (most docs won't do it if you want to go the natural approach. Also, daughter is not autistic). We also put her on some really good probiotics. Hope your child gets some relief!!

Apple juice and bananas.

My 2year old has the same problem. I told his pediatrician and they prescribed a powder to mix with his water/juice and works really good!

You should go and see a specialist I take my dd to the gastroenterologist for her tummy issues

Try smoothies. Green veggies, fruits.....you can add anything and it'll be yummy