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20 month old with constant constipation, help please
Our 20 month old DD started suffering from consipation about six weeks ago. Nothing changed in her diet or to her environment which may have caused any stress.
The first doctor we saw suggested Duphalac, 5ml twice per day and suppositories in the event she didn't pass anything for a couple of days. We cut down her pasta, bread and rice intake by 50% to only four serves per week and have substituted with fruit and veg. We give her three prunes a day mixed with other fruits such as papaya or pear but have eliminated apples, bananas, cheese, yoghurt and have also cut down on milk.
Although she was able to pass poops by the end of the first week of taking Duphalac, the problem has not gone away and we think it is even more pronounced now than before.
She strains, arches her back, cries, and sweats. Unless we give her a suppository every few days to unblock things, she won't pass poops.
We are now onto the third doctor who this time has suggested taking toddler Movical which of course doesn't appear to be something you can get in Dubai. I am also very anxious about giving her medications like Duphalac and Movical as they will not help resolve the source of the problem.
To top it all off, she has lost a kilo in the past three weeks, probably due to the lack of carbs she is getting in her diet.
It seems odd to me that a child with a pretty healthy appettite and with no dietary problems would all of a sudden develop constant constipation like this.
Would be grateful to hear your views.
PS - Kiwi, I saw your earlier post on this and we are going to try to kiwis today.
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