Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hi Dana, sorry to hear about that - suppositories are not fun for anyone (child or parent!). It could be that just the insertion of the suppository was enough to stimulate movement of her bowels and she did not need the suppository to dissolve/melt. Have you tried Fleet BabyLax - it's a liquid glycerin suppository (*NOT* the Fleet enema)? Have you tried palpating her lower abdomen to see if you can feel if she is still impacted? I can feel the stool inside DS's lower abdomen very easily when he's either impacted or withholding a hard stool. Usually down near his pelvic bone and I know immediately I've found the stool because he can feel it, too, when I gently press on it. (His reaction is mostly frustration because I think when I palpate it, it increases his " urge " and he gets nervous about it.) For us, I give him a Senna + stool softener tablet (he swallows tablets/pills now, thank goodness!! makes life sooo much easier!!). I do not like senna (or chemical stool softener) for routine use, but this seems to really move the firm stools out. (we have had to go with suppository on a few occasions, though...) As an aside, our pediatrician actually first recommended using senna regularly to keep him going, so I know she believed it to be o.k. for routine use. We did use it daily for a brief while, but as I read more about it I decided to go with magnesium for " maintenance " instead. But, for the occasional help through a hard stool/impaction spell, for us the senna plus softener seems to work pretty well. Hang in there! hth! best, > > hi! trying to figure out if dd is still impacted - she had been trying > for days and only getting small poops out - maybe size of grape or > two. but soft (we give her the lactulose - but am going to start > rotating that with kids calm as soon as it arrives in the mail). > spoke with doc yesterday, she said probably impacted, to give > suppository. gave one last night, had decent size HARD poop, but > suppository came out intact - gross - sorry. but now back to > straining all day with just streaks the result of some serious > straining. doc said may take more than one suppository to clear out > blockage. thoughts? THANK YOU! dana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 think that and/or the senna will clear it out as well? i know she must have a huge obstruction in there - straining and strainign with nothing to show for it. starting to break my heart. we (lilah and me) talked abuot the suppositories adn how it will help ehr get it out and she seemed on board with the getting it out part.... For children, ex-lax are recommended by pharmacist's as well, they are chocolate and easy for little ones to have to take, most, don't recommend suppositories, they scar there little souls -------------- Original message -------------- hi! trying to figure out if dd is still impacted - she had been tryingfor days and only getting small poops out - maybe size of grape ortwo. but soft (we give her the lactulose - but am going to startrotating that with kids calm as soon as it arrives in the mail). spoke with doc yesterday, she said probably impacted, to givesuppository. gave one last night, had decent size HARD poop, butsuppository came out intact - gross - sorry. but now back tostraining all day with just streaks the result of some serious straining. doc said may take more than one suppository to clear outblockage. thoughts? THANK YOU! dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 YAY! had to share - she just made a VERY BIG poop pn her own - didn't even get the chance to give her the senna or ex-lax. the poop was so significant, that it knocked her out and she is napping now. think that and/or the senna will clear it out as well? i know she must have a huge obstruction in there - straining and strainign with nothing to show for it. starting to break my heart. we (lilah and me) talked abuot the suppositories adn how it will help ehr get it out and she seemed on board with the getting it out part.... For children, ex-lax are recommended by pharmacist's as well, they are chocolate and easy for little ones to have to take, most, don't recommend suppositories, they scar there little souls -------------- Original message -------------- hi! trying to figure out if dd is still impacted - she had been tryingfor days and only getting small poops out - maybe size of grape ortwo. but soft (we give her the lactulose - but am going to startrotating that with kids calm as soon as it arrives in the mail). spoke with doc yesterday, she said probably impacted, to givesuppository. gave one last night, had decent size HARD poop, butsuppository came out intact - gross - sorry. but now back tostraining all day with just streaks the result of some serious straining. doc said may take more than one suppository to clear outblockage. thoughts? THANK YOU! dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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