Re: Mickie compacted!! In hospital yesterday/TJ Miralax

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TJ, is this your ASD child? Miralax was wonderful with one of my NT kids, but I

used it for a few days and then never again because the problem was over. She

was a holder, too, during potty training. Too scared to sit on the potty and

poop, so we forced the issue a bit.

That is what Miralax is for, in my opinion. If you have underlying GI issues, I

would caution against using Miralax because the potential 'leaky gut' common in

our kids can allow the dangerous polyethylene glycol molecules to be absorbed in

to the body (in a healthy gut, these molecules are too big to easily pass).

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is toxic to the kidneys.

A small amount of this is always absorbed by the body when Miralax is used.

With leaky gut kids, my guess is much more than 'normal' can be leaked in to the

system. In severe cases, it has led to kids being totally unable to regulate

their bowel movements, in addition to other symptoms like tics, OCD and

'drunken' movements.

*this won't happen to everyone who uses Miralax* My disclaimer!

We all get in to emergency situations. I used Fleet enemas nearly once a month

for close to a year until we figured out our constipation cause (parasites, for

us). Miralax is just one of those that has a 'proceed with caution' label for

me. I don't like the fact that it is now OTC.

Take care. I hope you figure out Mickie's gut to avoid more problems. And, TJ,

my best to you.

Pam

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> > > > Yesterday had to take Mickie to the hospital for severe constipation. He

had spent the night first laughing and giggling, but in a bad way,like he was in

another world, then the crying started.

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> > > > I got up and gave him some apple sause, so he would have something in

his stomach and he went back to sleep, then at seven o'clock he woke up and

started crying. I thought after his shower he would be fine, but instead he

asked for his blankets and laid on the dinning room floor for hours, just making

sounds with his throat. He also refused to eat or drink anything.

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> > > > Even though he has been pooping everyday, his belly was distended, hard

and he was really hurting.

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> > > > To make a long story short, I took him to the hospital at 12:00. It was

somewhat of a waste of time, because it took them five hours to give him an

enema that didn't work and some Epsom salt at about 8:00 and that didn't work

either, so I asked to take him home.

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> > > > He did get an ex-ray of his abdomen and I got to finally see how much

poop was in him. It was everywhere!! But not much towards the bottom or the

colon. What does that mean? He was also full of gas! More gas then poop-ouch!!

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> > > > I don't understand why they couldn't just do something more for him to

go to the bathroom.

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> > > > In the end they were attempting to send him to Pomona Valley in

Pomona-the dumping ground for medical patients, so I just took him home. For

what little they did, I could have done better at home.

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> > > > I have him on a liquid diet. I gave him a laxative last night, then one

this morning-no poop ......and I gave him some milanta, any other ideas?

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> > > > Zurama

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