Re: Help...what to do for constipation??

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son is 7, but we found that Gillhams Calm Magnesium works super well in

a couple of hours.

If really impacted we have used Pedialax glycerin suppositories (they are

liquid) and they work in about 10-30 seconds. If still in a diaper I would work

quickly with the suppository. The blood may be from straining???

There's always prune juice!

Hope this helps,

Susi

[Guest guest]

squash, apricots, blueberries are all foods we use to help with constipation

issues of the tougher sorts - usually concurrent with a migraineland moment

here..., also, we eliminate all grains - pasta, bread, etc also..pretty much

meat/fruit/veg diet..elizabeth

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

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> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

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> TIA!!

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> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

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> http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

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[Guest guest]

Our little guy, also 3, had a colon blockage diagnosed through a colonoscopy. 

Constipation is so tough on them.

 

We had good luck with epsom salt baths.  Use 5 full cups of epsom salts so the

water is super  " sandy " .  The theory is that the water is absorbed through the

skin and softens the impacted stool.  Constipation occurs when there is not

enough fluid in the intestine/bowel.  We usually got a bowel movement within a

few hours of a good LONG bath like this.

 

Lots of fluids.

 

Very high dose vitamin C with also loosen bowels.  We used 5,000 mg (and he

weighed about 32 pounds at the time).

 

Hope he's feeling better soon.

From: eli8591 <eli8591@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Help...what to do for constipation??

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 12:42 AM

squash, apricots, blueberries are all foods we use to help with constipation

issues of the tougher sorts - usually concurrent with a migraineland moment

here..., also, we eliminate all grains - pasta, bread, etc also..pretty much

meat/fruit/veg diet..elizabeth

>

> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

> http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

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[Guest guest]

forgot those - epsom baths are the " first " thing we do...an automatic answer to

just about everything, including constipation elizabeth

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> > 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

> >

> > Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

> >

> > He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

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> > TIA!!

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> > " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> > courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

> >

> > http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

> > http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

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[Guest guest]

You may wanna check on low stomach acid

From: <gizbaby123@...>

Subject: Help...what to do for constipation??

" Me " <gizbaby123@...>

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 7:49 PM

30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids. For

the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel movements.

Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's probiotics,

digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is it??

TIA!!

" God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

[Guest guest]

Does low stomach acid cause constipation? Is that where pespsin HCL would help?

Dana

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> From: <gizbaby123@...>

> Subject: Help...what to do for constipation??

> " Me " <gizbaby123@...>

> Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 7:49 PM

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

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> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

> http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

>

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[Guest guest]

Magnesium citrate works wonderfully for both of my kids. We use it daily to

keep everything moving, as they both tend towards constipation without. Too

much will cause diarrhea. The dose must be tailored to the individual.

Our daughter gets very constipated from yeast overgrowth. Whenever we

effectively eliminate yeast, her stools get looser and her need for magnesium

reduces, so we can pull back on the dose.

HTH,

Sheri

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

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[Guest guest]

Few things that works very well for us:enema, suppositories give really fast

result, also Aloe Vera Jucie and Cascara Sagrada from Nutritional Resources. 

Little bit of blood is not a problem, it may be related to constipation, and

hard stool, happened here, and goes away when things more loose

Good luck

Natalia

From: Sheri <ksmiller@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Help...what to do for constipation??

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 11:09 PM

Magnesium citrate works wonderfully for both of my kids. We use it daily to keep

everything moving, as they both tend towards constipation without. Too much will

cause diarrhea. The dose must be tailored to the individual.

Our daughter gets very constipated from yeast overgrowth. Whenever we

effectively eliminate yeast, her stools get looser and her need for magnesium

reduces, so we can pull back on the dose.

HTH,

Sheri

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

> http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

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[Guest guest]

I was shocked that most of the symptoms of low stomach acid is almost similar to

the symptoms of kids with autism

 

http://www.puristat.com/coloncleansing/lowstomachacid.aspx

 

http://bodyecology.com/07/09/20/low_stomach_acid_symptoms.php

From: danamichellepope <danamichellepope@...>

Subject: Re: Help...what to do for constipation??

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 9:49 PM

Does low stomach acid cause constipation? Is that where pespsin HCL would help?

Dana

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> From: <gizbaby123@ ...>

> Subject: Help...what to do for constipation? ?

> " Me " <gizbaby123@ ...>

> Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 7:49 PM

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveof mybugs.blogspot. com/

> http://doinggfcfwit houtrice. blogspot. com/

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[Guest guest]

, there is a file in the files section of the AM homepage that talks

about constipation in some detail. You might find that helpful.

Anita

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi! We use OxyPowder here for our 4 1/2yr old son...he has pooping issues which

are related to the yeast but when it's not coming out, you gotta do something to

get it out! Essentially, it is magnesium...they need to drink loads of water

aswell. I keep a large cup with a lid and straw easy access all day and he

usually goes through atleast 2 of these a day which now really helps! Hope that

helps and good luck!

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> > 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for

kids. For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

> >

> > Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

> >

> > He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

> >

> > TIA!!

> >

> >

> >

> > " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> > courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

> >

> > http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> > http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated.

Constipation ideas

http://www.danasview.net/constip.htm

What worked best here, was magnesium, yeast control, and vitamin C, in that

order.

>>I don't like using Miralax for kids.

Miralax can be nasty

http://www.danasview.net/miralax.htm

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

What are the doses of biotin and magnsium?

Dana

[Guest guest]

Some things that help around here:

Aloe

Glyconutrients

Celtic Sea Salt

potato starch -- I sometimes make myself potato soup with sea salt and organic

butter to get things moving. There's a couple or recipes here:

http://healthgazelle.org/recipes.shtml You could also try buying a box mix for

German Potato Balls. That's starchy. (My son wants me to learn to make them

from scratch. My mom used to do this, so I know it's a lot of work. But with

eating better and getting healthier, my kids have become food snobs and the box

mix is no longer good enough. <grin.)

gelatin -- not the stuff with dyes and sugar. I just buy the plain gelatin

packs and make a warm drink with it and flavor it with fruit juice.

Foods high in healthy oils, like organic butter, organic coconut oil, organic

olive oil. I have recently found that cooking with the lard/drippings from bacon

works well too. You could consider the sugar cookie recipe on my website. It's

high in butter content (again: organic butter) and often gets things going for

me.

Good luck with this.

Michele

http://www.healthgazelle.org

http://www.kidslikemine.org

http://www.solanorail.org

[Guest guest]

Has anyone used the " Assist Dairy and Protein " enzyme supplements advertised on

the Body Ecology link below? They have DPP-IV enzymes and betaine and pepsin.

Did you find it helpful? Considering it for my 8yo son.

Deana K.

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[Guest guest]

For my kiddos with this issue...it was large doses of C, magnesium and for the

worst of the bunch....fairly high doses of glucommman...it is a fiber that has

helped alot...vitacost has it in pill form....this combo helped my kiddo with

problems so bad that even oxypowder was requiring huge huge doses.

Ronni

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

These are all really good ideas. But a couple of the most important ones for

anyone with a mercury burden seem to have been left out.

My personal experience is that both parasites and food allergies were major

problems during my detoxification. I took a 250 food allergy ELISA test from

Meridian Labs and it came back black and blue. I was powerfully allergic to

half the things on earth. Avoiding these things had a profound impact on my

life. Most of the allergies were delayed reaction allergies. The kind you

don't notice which result in inflamatory protiens in the blood. Eventually a

diet of rotating unprocessed natural foods so that my body would not develop

sensitivities was the only thing that worked. That and digestive enzymes to

break down food protien so that they wouldn't become antigens. Bromelain and

pancreatic enzymes work very well.

I had to cleanse for parasites at least once a month. I used a shotgun approach

using several natural remedies at once. Also diatomaceous earth in food and

drink. This kept them at bay very well. The specific remedies were,

Wormwoood, wormseed, Cocoa powder, ground red pepper, 10 rangroon creeper

seeds, ginger, garlic and several others. Also pumpkin seeds with onions.

These produced a massive die off when first used, producing lots of gas and

runny stool. If performed regularly, though, there was little reaction.

PARASITES

If there is blood in the stool there may be parasites. People with mercury

burdens have depressed immune systems. As a result they collect parasites. The

average american carries 4 pounds of them. One would expect people with toxic

issues to carry even more. Parasites can cause constipation.

Testing is usually futile. I usually had to stop my detox periodically and do a

parasitic cleanse. That helped.

But One very gentle way to do that is with diatomaceous earth, which must be

taken for at least a couple of weeks. That didn't interfere with my detox.

WHEAT AND ALLERGIES

Constipation and bleeding can be caused by food allergies. Food allergies and

mercury toxicity are linked. Autism and food allergies even more strongly

linked. Wheat is the most common and the most ignored. It often has no

definite symptoms. And it can result in bleeding and in constipation. Only an

ELISA test can say for certain whether someone has a wheat allergy. Which is

the same as " celiac disease " . Wheat allergies are the most chronically damaging

allergy because wheat antibodies attack the body itself. Including nerve

lining.

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> 30lb 3yr old boy is really constipated. I don't like using Miralax for kids.

For the first time ever I see a bit of blood in his diaper...but no bowel

movements.

>

> Not sure of the cause??? I'm assuming either something he's eating or a

supplement. He has had gluten foods here and there...very small amounts and I

think I've read about blood in stool before???

>

> He is also taking...on and off...Enhansa, biotin+magnesium, Klaire's

probiotics, digestive enzymes kirkman's, no-phenol enzymes, and I think that is

it??

>

> TIA!!

>

>

>

> " God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change;

> courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. "

>

> http://fortheloveofmybugs.blogspot.com/

> http://doinggfcfwithoutrice.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

>

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