website with a mom's personal story re: constipation/encopresis

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Thought I'd share this with you all.Please look at the website page links if any of these excerpts sound familiar to you:Excerpt from http://brittneyholloway98.tripod.com/story.html:". . . But, shortly after she began to have little 'accidents', or so we thought... By age two, I knew something wasn't right. She was uncomfortable all the time, and very cranky... this was bar far more than any normal "terrible twos". A trip to the doctor, and an x-ray later showing severe impaction, she was diagnosed with encopresis. Encowhat??? I remember thinking. The doctor's description was pretty basic, and so I, of course, hurried home to 'research' encopresis. We of course, went through all the stages of trying mineral oil, lactulose, and Miralax,.. enemas, you name it. The screaming pain still haunts me, and of course even more so after hearing it year after year after year. My heart has ached for her. We also went through some bouts with severe behavioral problems and mood swings with her to the point I thought she had bi-polar syndrome. I was so naive back then that I want to kick myself even today. I mean, who wouldn't act out,.. who wouldn't become depressed, angry, and irrational about everything when your life as you knew was so excruciating to live."Some of the other pages at her site:http://brittneyholloway98.tripod.com/index.htmlhttp://brittneyholloway98.tripod.com/study.htmlAs her mother states - milk allergy is not the solution for all - but if you haven't considered it, please think about trying dairy-free (e.g., no CASEIN or WHEY or milk-derived ANYTHING!) to see if it helps. Other frequently problematic foods (with regard to constipation) include gluten-containing grains (wheat, rye, barley, some oats, and their derivatives), egg, soy, and corn, among others.best,