Re: New Here-Chriropractor for Tricia

[Guest guest]

Hi Tricia,

You said that you use a chiro for your daughters constipation. HOw

often do you have to take her? How long does it take to work? Where

does the chiro do the adjusting? If you stop taking her, how long

before she is constipated again? Do you still have to use other aids

(MOM, etc)? I am very interested in this! We have a chiro who only

charges $35 a visit and gives family discounts (2nd patient is 1/2

price and 3rd is free). She did wonders for my neck and older dd's

back years ago.

Susie ~

> > >

> > > My dd is 4 years old and has been constipated since birth. She had

> > > trouble passing her meconium just hours after birth and required

> > > rectal stim with a thermometer to go. She struggled until she was 9

> > > months old and we were sent to a Ped. GI.

> > >

> > > She was immediately checked for Hirschsprung's disease by means of

> > > barium enema, when it came back normal we were sent home with

> > > instructions to use MOM or Mineral Oil and come back as needed.

> > >

> > > She continued to struggle with bowel movements and was eventually

> > > given a rectal manometry and suction biopsy to double check

> > > Hirschsprung's disease. When those came back normal- her Ped. GI

> > > ordered a lumbo sacral spinal MRI to check for hidden spina bifida,

> > > a.k.a. " occulta spina bifida " or tethered corn issues. Her MRI was

> > > normal.

> > >

> > > She has since had a Sitz Marker Test, which is a test for

mobility of

> > > the colon, and she swallowed 24 tiny rubber bands (I mixed them in

> > > yogurt) and then went in 3 days later for an xray. The bands show up

> > > on xray and they can see how many are left and where they are in the

> > > colon. Her's were almost all gone (she had had some bowel

movements on

> > > MOM during this test) and the few that were left were near the

bottom.

> > >

> > > The GI's are pretty clueless and are leaning towards a Pelvic Floor

> > > issue, but I'm leary. Of course they recommended Miralax to which I

> > > regret using for almost a year during all of this.

> > >

> > > I have since stopped the Miralax and I'm trying to help her go with

> > > 1tsp. Kids Calm, 1 tsp. Benefiber and FruitEze (which I have to

sneak

> > > fruiteze in smoothies or she won't take it so the fruiteze is not

> > > everyday)

> > >

> > > How much Mag Citrate can a 38 lb. 4 year old have? Her GI

recommended

> > > against it, and would rather me do MOM but the MOM just gives her

> > > diarrhea and I'd like her to experience normal stools.

> > >

> > > Am I giving enough of Kids Calm & Benefiber? So far, she's STILL

> > > constipated! Can I safely give her a bigger dose?

> > >

> > > Does her story sound familiar? I'm constantly feeling like she

has an

> > > underlying issue the doctors aren't finding and we feel so helpless.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Tricia

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Susie! We don't go to the chiro nearly enough considering that when

she gets adjusted, she comes home and poops immediately! Our chiro

uses an activator (which is a small took that makes a clicking noise

and she works on Olivia's lower back and buttocks. My daughter loves

it ad has actually gotten so relaxed on the table, she almost falls

asleep! Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. It's totally

painless, if anything at all is felt, my daughter says it feels good!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/altmedicine/1/0/4/6/\

chiropractic.jpg & imgrefurl=http://altmedicine.about.com/od/chiropract2/ig/Chirop\

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My daughter is not sensitive to noise but I would imagine a child who

is might not like the clicking noise it makes. At our fist

appointment, our chiro let my children hold the activator and use it

on each other and us so that they could see it was harmless. I'm sure

that helped!

We always have to give her something (MOM, MAG CIT, FIBER) or she is

backed up (and sometimes still is even with all that!) but my

testimony is that we definitely think chiropractic helps and if we

could afford it, we'd go a lot more!

HTH,

Tricia

> > > >

> > > > My dd is 4 years old and has been constipated since birth. She had

> > > > trouble passing her meconium just hours after birth and required

> > > > rectal stim with a thermometer to go. She struggled until she

was 9

> > > > months old and we were sent to a Ped. GI.

> > > >

> > > > She was immediately checked for Hirschsprung's disease by means of

> > > > barium enema, when it came back normal we were sent home with

> > > > instructions to use MOM or Mineral Oil and come back as needed.

> > > >

> > > > She continued to struggle with bowel movements and was eventually

> > > > given a rectal manometry and suction biopsy to double check

> > > > Hirschsprung's disease. When those came back normal- her Ped. GI

> > > > ordered a lumbo sacral spinal MRI to check for hidden spina

bifida,

> > > > a.k.a. " occulta spina bifida " or tethered corn issues. Her MRI was

> > > > normal.

> > > >

> > > > She has since had a Sitz Marker Test, which is a test for

> mobility of

> > > > the colon, and she swallowed 24 tiny rubber bands (I mixed them in

> > > > yogurt) and then went in 3 days later for an xray. The bands

show up

> > > > on xray and they can see how many are left and where they are

in the

> > > > colon. Her's were almost all gone (she had had some bowel

> movements on

> > > > MOM during this test) and the few that were left were near the

> bottom.

> > > >

> > > > The GI's are pretty clueless and are leaning towards a Pelvic

Floor

> > > > issue, but I'm leary. Of course they recommended Miralax to

which I

> > > > regret using for almost a year during all of this.

> > > >

> > > > I have since stopped the Miralax and I'm trying to help her go

with

> > > > 1tsp. Kids Calm, 1 tsp. Benefiber and FruitEze (which I have to

> sneak

> > > > fruiteze in smoothies or she won't take it so the fruiteze is not

> > > > everyday)

> > > >

> > > > How much Mag Citrate can a 38 lb. 4 year old have? Her GI

> recommended

> > > > against it, and would rather me do MOM but the MOM just gives her

> > > > diarrhea and I'd like her to experience normal stools.

> > > >

> > > > Am I giving enough of Kids Calm & Benefiber? So far, she's STILL

> > > > constipated! Can I safely give her a bigger dose?

> > > >

> > > > Does her story sound familiar? I'm constantly feeling like she

> has an

> > > > underlying issue the doctors aren't finding and we feel so

helpless.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > Tricia

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

WOW!! That is amaizing!! I will have to look into that when our

finances become stable!! Our chior used the activation on me where my

bones would not crack. She calls it her gun. LOL Thanks for your

responce!!

Susie ~

> > > > >

> > > > > My dd is 4 years old and has been constipated since birth.

She had

> > > > > trouble passing her meconium just hours after birth and required

> > > > > rectal stim with a thermometer to go. She struggled until she

> was 9

> > > > > months old and we were sent to a Ped. GI.

> > > > >

> > > > > She was immediately checked for Hirschsprung's disease by

means of

> > > > > barium enema, when it came back normal we were sent home with

> > > > > instructions to use MOM or Mineral Oil and come back as needed.

> > > > >

> > > > > She continued to struggle with bowel movements and was

eventually

> > > > > given a rectal manometry and suction biopsy to double check

> > > > > Hirschsprung's disease. When those came back normal- her Ped. GI

> > > > > ordered a lumbo sacral spinal MRI to check for hidden spina

> bifida,

> > > > > a.k.a. " occulta spina bifida " or tethered corn issues. Her

MRI was

> > > > > normal.

> > > > >

> > > > > She has since had a Sitz Marker Test, which is a test for

> > mobility of

> > > > > the colon, and she swallowed 24 tiny rubber bands (I mixed

them in

> > > > > yogurt) and then went in 3 days later for an xray. The bands

> show up

> > > > > on xray and they can see how many are left and where they are

> in the

> > > > > colon. Her's were almost all gone (she had had some bowel

> > movements on

> > > > > MOM during this test) and the few that were left were near the

> > bottom.

> > > > >

> > > > > The GI's are pretty clueless and are leaning towards a Pelvic

> Floor

> > > > > issue, but I'm leary. Of course they recommended Miralax to

> which I

> > > > > regret using for almost a year during all of this.

> > > > >

> > > > > I have since stopped the Miralax and I'm trying to help her go

> with

> > > > > 1tsp. Kids Calm, 1 tsp. Benefiber and FruitEze (which I have to

> > sneak

> > > > > fruiteze in smoothies or she won't take it so the fruiteze

is not

> > > > > everyday)

> > > > >

> > > > > How much Mag Citrate can a 38 lb. 4 year old have? Her GI

> > recommended

> > > > > against it, and would rather me do MOM but the MOM just

gives her

> > > > > diarrhea and I'd like her to experience normal stools.

> > > > >

> > > > > Am I giving enough of Kids Calm & Benefiber? So far, she's STILL

> > > > > constipated! Can I safely give her a bigger dose?

> > > > >

> > > > > Does her story sound familiar? I'm constantly feeling like she

> > has an

> > > > > underlying issue the doctors aren't finding and we feel so

> helpless.

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > Tricia

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tricia, What is it? Electricity?Tricia wrote: Hi Susie! We don't go to the chiro nearly enough considering that whenshe gets adjusted, she comes home and poops immediately! Our chirouses an activator (which is a small took that makes a clicking noiseand she works on Olivia's lower back and buttocks. My daughter lovesit ad has actually gotten so relaxed on the table, she almost fallsasleep! Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. It's totallypainless, if anything at all is felt, my

daughter says it feels good!http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/altmedicine/1/0/4/6/chiropractic.jpg & imgrefurl=http://altmedicine.about.com/od/chiropract2/ig/Chiropractic/Chiropractic-Office.htm & h=375 & w=500 & sz=55 & hl=en & start=1 & um=1 & tbnid=4QNCN9PGtdDEIM: & tbnh=98 & tbnw=130 & prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchiropractic%2Bactivator%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%2

6client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DNMy daughter is not sensitive to noise but I would imagine a child whois might not like the clicking noise it makes. At our fistappointment, our chiro let my children hold the activator and use iton each other and us so that they could see it was harmless. I'm surethat helped!We always have to give her something (MOM, MAG CIT, FIBER) or she isbacked up (and sometimes still is even with all that!) but mytestimony is that we definitely think chiropractic helps and if wecould afford it, we'd go a lot more! HTH,Tricia> > > >> > > > My dd is 4 years old and has been constipated since birth. She had> > > > trouble passing her meconium just hours after birth and required> > > > rectal stim with a thermometer to go. She struggled until shewas 9> > > > months old and we were sent to a Ped. GI. > > > > > > > > She was immediately checked for Hirschsprung's disease by means of> > > > barium enema, when it came back normal we were sent home with> > > > instructions to use MOM or Mineral Oil and come back as needed. > > > > > > > > She continued to struggle with bowel movements and was eventually> > > > given a rectal manometry and suction biopsy to double

check> > > > Hirschsprung's disease. When those came back normal- her Ped. GI> > > > ordered a lumbo sacral spinal MRI to check for hidden spinabifida,> > > > a.k.a. "occulta spina bifida" or tethered corn issues. Her MRI was> > > > normal. > > > > > > > > She has since had a Sitz Marker Test, which is a test for> mobility of> > > > the colon, and she swallowed 24 tiny rubber bands (I mixed them in> > > > yogurt) and then went in 3 days later for an xray. The bandsshow up> > > > on xray and they can see how many are left and where they arein the> > > > colon. Her's were almost all gone (she had had some bowel> movements on> > > > MOM during this test) and the few that were left were near the> bottom.> > > > > > > > The GI's are

pretty clueless and are leaning towards a PelvicFloor> > > > issue, but I'm leary. Of course they recommended Miralax towhich I> > > > regret using for almost a year during all of this.> > > > > > > > I have since stopped the Miralax and I'm trying to help her gowith> > > > 1tsp. Kids Calm, 1 tsp. Benefiber and FruitEze (which I have to> sneak> > > > fruiteze in smoothies or she won't take it so the fruiteze is not> > > > everyday)> > > > > > > > How much Mag Citrate can a 38 lb. 4 year old have? Her GI> recommended> > > > against it, and would rather me do MOM but the MOM just gives her> > > > diarrhea and I'd like her to experience normal stools. > > > > > > > > Am I giving enough of Kids Calm & Benefiber? So far, she's STILL>

> > > constipated! Can I safely give her a bigger dose?> > > > > > > > Does her story sound familiar? I'm constantly feeling like she> has an> > > > underlying issue the doctors aren't finding and we feel sohelpless.> > > > > > > > Thanks,> > > > Tricia> > > >> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

Electricity?(!) NO!

An Activator is a small hand-held instrument that looks and acts

similar to a 6- inch pogo stick. A spring inside delivers a

high-speed, but gentle, thrust to the vertebrae or joint via a small

rubber tip. Using the activator, rather than a manual adjustment, the

patient's muscle resistance is not fighting against the adjustment. In

contrast, a typical manual adjustment requires the chiropractor to

bend and twist the patient into positions that are not natural to the

body, causing the patient to tense up. Patients remain in their own

clothing during adjustments, making a visit to the chiropractor

relatively quick and uncomplicated.

> > > > >

> > > > > My dd is 4 years old and has been constipated since birth.

She had

> > > > > trouble passing her meconium just hours after birth and required

> > > > > rectal stim with a thermometer to go. She struggled until she

> was 9

> > > > > months old and we were sent to a Ped. GI.

> > > > >

> > > > > She was immediately checked for Hirschsprung's disease by

means of

> > > > > barium enema, when it came back normal we were sent home with

> > > > > instructions to use MOM or Mineral Oil and come back as needed.

> > > > >

> > > > > She continued to struggle with bowel movements and was

eventually

> > > > > given a rectal manometry and suction biopsy to double check

> > > > > Hirschsprung's disease. When those came back normal- her Ped. GI

> > > > > ordered a lumbo sacral spinal MRI to check for hidden spina

> bifida,

> > > > > a.k.a. " occulta spina bifida " or tethered corn issues. Her

MRI was

> > > > > normal.

> > > > >

> > > > > She has since had a Sitz Marker Test, which is a test for

> > mobility of

> > > > > the colon, and she swallowed 24 tiny rubber bands (I mixed

them in

> > > > > yogurt) and then went in 3 days later for an xray. The bands

> show up

> > > > > on xray and they can see how many are left and where they are

> in the

> > > > > colon. Her's were almost all gone (she had had some bowel

> > movements on

> > > > > MOM during this test) and the few that were left were near the

> > bottom.

> > > > >

> > > > > The GI's are pretty clueless and are leaning towards a Pelvic

> Floor

> > > > > issue, but I'm leary. Of course they recommended Miralax to

> which I

> > > > > regret using for almost a year during all of this.

> > > > >

> > > > > I have since stopped the Miralax and I'm trying to help her go

> with

> > > > > 1tsp. Kids Calm, 1 tsp. Benefiber and FruitEze (which I have to

> > sneak

> > > > > fruiteze in smoothies or she won't take it so the fruiteze

is not

> > > > > everyday)

> > > > >

> > > > > How much Mag Citrate can a 38 lb. 4 year old have? Her GI

> > recommended

> > > > > against it, and would rather me do MOM but the MOM just

gives her

> > > > > diarrhea and I'd like her to experience normal stools.

> > > > >

> > > > > Am I giving enough of Kids Calm & Benefiber? So far, she's STILL

> > > > > constipated! Can I safely give her a bigger dose?

> > > > >

> > > > > Does her story sound familiar? I'm constantly feeling like she

> > has an

> > > > > underlying issue the doctors aren't finding and we feel so

> helpless.

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > Tricia

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>