16 yo daughter with bowel isues, Does she need enzymes?

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My daughter who is 16ys old an not on the spectrum has had problems

with her bowels from the get go. She had sever colic, so they said,

starting at about 3 wks old and lasted until six months of age. She has

always had a hard time going to the bathroom, so her ped put her on

MiraLAX about 1 1/2years ago and it seems to help. But after going to

the DAN! Conference this year, one of the doctors said to stay away

from MiraLAX, so we stopped! She's back to clogging the toilets due to

such large stools and I mean large! You would think she was a 250 pound

grown man. She is 5 5 1/2 and weighs only 105 pounds and doesn't eat

much, so we are always amazed at why she has such large stools. She's

very embarrised by it, but hates to go to the doctor to talk about it

and scared to go to the bathroom at other peoples houses, just in case.

Could it be an enzyme problem with her? Are her foods not breaking down

correctly? I've heard of people taking slippery elm and magnesium. Can

anybody make any suggestions on what might help her. What and how much

and how often? I would really appreciate it. My 29 month old ASD boy

has gut issues too, so I just wonder if we have this problem running in

our family. Thanks for any help you can offer! Sandy