Need advise Please!! Totally Backed up.

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Hi there. I am new here. My 7 year old daughter is currently backed

up and nothing has been working to clean her out. I have tried

enemas, Magnisium citrate and of course the dreaded Miralax. Here's

her history....She was on the Miralax when she was 5 because she held

it. But after a year we gave it up. She since has always complained

of stomache pains and we always told her to just go poop. It wasn't

until 2 months ago that we got into the mess we are into today. She

went to the ER for stomache pains and they said that she was full of

poop. Long story short, we did lots of doses of Miralax with enemas

and I thought we were cleaned out. Then I put her on Miralax every

day and she was going twice a day. I thought everything was fine.

Then.. a couple of weeks ago, she is in severe pain after eating and

having reflux. An xray reveals that she is even more backed up then

in November even though she has pooped everyday. Anyhow.. I took her

to a GI specialist who said to use mag citrate for 2 days and it will

clean her out good and then she should be on Miralax for 6 months.

Well the mag citrate didn't work even after 2 attmepts. (some poop

came but not enough) I have since done a lot of research and have

decided not to use Miralax because I am concerned about the side

effects.

We need to solve 2 problems:

1) Any idea on how to get her cleaned out. DR said we would maybe

need to do a colon cleanse in the hospital. UGHH!

2) Keeping her regular. Will MOM work as a substitute instead of

daily Miralax or is it addicting? I think if we get her cleaned out,

we should be able to manage this a little better. I guess she will

need months of something to retrain and heal her colon and work on

toilet training.

I would love advise PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Also.. once we get her cleaned out, I will start Probiotics and kid

calm. I am afraid to start too much too soon.

Thanks everyone!!