[POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Re: Stomach Pain

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OMG that is awful.

Nicola wrote:

>

> When I first saw a gastro - he prescribed lactulose and picosulphate

> and told me to administer both of them. Luke had a history of

> constipation and he didn't bother tell me that I should adminster the

> lactulose first to soften the stool otherwise the picasulphate will

> try and contract the bowel and try and push through very hard stools.

> Luke screamed all night long - it was horrendous - I have never

> touched the stuff since.

>

> Is it a blood test for thryoid? I might try and push for a test?

>

> Thanks

> Nic

>

> Still waiting for something to happen!

>

>

>

> * Re: Stomach Pain

> > >

> > > Hi Nicola

> > > Poor you guys! Hope that Luke is feeling a bit better today.

> We have

> > > used lots of Movicol and have sometimes found it to help and

> > > sometimes not to be very effective at shifting things along.

> > > We once used it at the max dose for around 3 weeks and then

>

> > > hurt her leg, we think she was climbing on top of a bed side

> table

> > > during the night. When we went to A & E the next day she had an

> x-ray

> > > of her hip and she was pretty loaded up. I was amazed!

> > > Also when we first started off down this road and we went to

> the

> > > Royal Free we were on Picolax every weekend for a few months,

> she was

> > > 4 years old, and when we saw the Consulatnt some months later

> there

> > > had been no improvement. Same thing with micolette rectal

> suppository

> > > things. After months of using.

> > > We were quite fortunate at one point after weeks of clearing

> out that

> > > the gastro did a second x-ray to check how things were going.

> Its not

> > > good having the 2 x-rays but for many of our children they

> just cant

> > > cope with being examined. At that time things were improved

> but still

> > > about 40% loaded. I think we were going on holiday or

> something and

> > > like Steph these holidays I had been in and out of A & E and to

> the Day

> > > Case Unit for days (to avoid staying in Hospital overnight).

> I was

> > > just so relieved something had shifted.

> > > Its so tough to see our kids like that but if you have a

> decent

> > > gastro then hopefully they follow it up.

> > > Thinking of you.

> > > Luv Caroline

> > > xxx

> > > (PS Make sure he drinks heaps as Movicol has an osmotic

> effect and

> > > works by drawing water into the bowel to propel things along.

> I

> > > imagine its quite painful til you shift that old stuff along

> a bit.

> > > We have sometimes noticed massive big bits when clearing out

> once had

> > > a tennis ball sized pooh which you couls see all the thin

> thin coils

> > > within, amazing!)

> > > PPS Sorry if you are eating your breakfast!

> > >

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