Another Poop (constipation) related question

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Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

We have had the same problem off and on with Jake -- plenty of fluids,

lots of pee, tiny pellets (though his are more like 10-20 at at time,

nickel or dime sized).

Could it be she needs fewer enzymes? When we cut back by 1/2 capsule it

seemed to help. I would check with your nutritionist first before doing

this.

Our nutritionist recommended staying away from bananas (Jake can eat 2

whole bananas a day) as they can be constipating. And increasing fiber

-- we put some flax seed meal in his oatmeal for a while and that

helped. And she recommended 1/2 tsp Citrucel in a cup of water, make

sure she drinks plenty with this. It's a natural laxative not anything

you can become dependent on.

Hope this helps! Constipation makes so miserable. Not fun for

anyone.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated

for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on

more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

We have had the same problem off and on with Jake -- plenty of fluids,

lots of pee, tiny pellets (though his are more like 10-20 at at time,

nickel or dime sized).

Could it be she needs fewer enzymes? When we cut back by 1/2 capsule it

seemed to help. I would check with your nutritionist first before doing

this.

Our nutritionist recommended staying away from bananas (Jake can eat 2

whole bananas a day) as they can be constipating. And increasing fiber

-- we put some flax seed meal in his oatmeal for a while and that

helped. And she recommended 1/2 tsp Citrucel in a cup of water, make

sure she drinks plenty with this. It's a natural laxative not anything

you can become dependent on.

Hope this helps! Constipation makes so miserable. Not fun for

anyone.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated

for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on

more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

We have had the same problem off and on with Jake -- plenty of fluids,

lots of pee, tiny pellets (though his are more like 10-20 at at time,

nickel or dime sized).

Could it be she needs fewer enzymes? When we cut back by 1/2 capsule it

seemed to help. I would check with your nutritionist first before doing

this.

Our nutritionist recommended staying away from bananas (Jake can eat 2

whole bananas a day) as they can be constipating. And increasing fiber

-- we put some flax seed meal in his oatmeal for a while and that

helped. And she recommended 1/2 tsp Citrucel in a cup of water, make

sure she drinks plenty with this. It's a natural laxative not anything

you can become dependent on.

Hope this helps! Constipation makes so miserable. Not fun for

anyone.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated

for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on

more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

You might try some white grape juice...that always loosened up Triana (which in

her case was a bad thing, since she tends to diarrhea or loose stools if she's

not on enzymes).

Shanna

mom of Triana, age 2 wcf

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

You might try some white grape juice...that always loosened up Triana (which in

her case was a bad thing, since she tends to diarrhea or loose stools if she's

not on enzymes).

Shanna

mom of Triana, age 2 wcf

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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[Guest guest]

You might try some white grape juice...that always loosened up Triana (which in

her case was a bad thing, since she tends to diarrhea or loose stools if she's

not on enzymes).

Shanna

mom of Triana, age 2 wcf

Another Poop (constipation) related question

Hi everyone,

I have a question about constipation. Emma has been constipated for a

few months now. Most of the time when she poops, it is little pellets

(like 30-50 at a time). We have increase her night feeds so that she

gets more fluids but this doesn't seem to have any affect. She pees a

whole lot, most nights right through the diaper and continually

throughout the day. She was on Lactolase (not sure of the spelling)

which helped but after a month, the prescription ended. I hate to put

her back on this as I prefer not to make her dependent upon any more

medications than she already takes (I know eventually she will be on more

but you know what I mean). I would prefer to find a natural method of

loosening up her stools. My current idea is to get some prune juice and

see if I can get her to drink it, mix it in with some of her food or

simply give her a bolus of it once a day. Anyone else ever had this

problem. I was told pellets are a sign of dehydration but yet she seems

to be peeing so much it just doesn't seem like that is the problem.

Thanks, I would appreciate any insight anyone can provide.

- mom to Emma 2 years w/cf and Isabelle 4 years old wo/cf

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