Activated Charcoal and constipation??

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Hi,

My son was on Activated Charcoal for a while (about a week, I guess) when first

starting to take Lauricidin and Pro-Bio Gold. He had been having some diarrhea.

Well...the diarrhea is definitely not an issue anymore, even though he is off

the charcoal and taking both Pro-Bio Gold and Culturelle, as well as being up to

almost one full scoop of Lauricidin. However, he is still not having bowel

movements every day, and is also not eating as well as in the past. Also, he is

stimming more than ever when not directly interacting with another person. I am

thinking about giving a little bit of charcoal again to reduce the

stimming...but I don't want to make him constipated again.

Does activated charcoal typically cause constipation? How long till it should

be out of his system? If I used only maybe 1 capsule per day, should that be an

amount that could decrease the stims but not make him constipated?

Thanks,

Laurel

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