Guest guest Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Oh, my goodness. That just clicked for me. While my daughter was on Miralax, she would often gag when I was feeding her oatmeal cereal. I thought she was reacting to the taste or consistency, but ever since she has been off the MiraNot! a few of her symptoms, including the gag reflex, the persistent diaper rash, and inability to gain weight (not thriving), have faded away. We do still struggle with the constipation, brought on by the withholding behavior, we suspect. I am about to do some research on Fletcher's Castoria. Anyone who has tried it who can tell me if this is a good natural stool softener? I do not want to end up going from worst to a worse, if you know what I mean. I think my daughter would benefit greatly from a natural stool softener, one that would make it impossible for her to hold back her BMs.Thanks,MamaLuTo: miralax Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 9:21:47 PMSubject: Re: / old post list of side affects Jeanie, you know whats weird after reading these symptoms? Keep in mind I only give him 1 small teaspoon of miralax, my son went pee only twice all day today. He usually goes a lot more than twice through out the day. Also while eating his dinner tonight he gagged a couple of times. He never does that either. From: jeanie ward <dreamjeanie@ att.net>To: "miralax@yahoogroup s.com" <miralax@yahoogroups .com>Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 5:16:26 PMSubject: / old post list of side affects From: kendraharrell@ rocketmail. com <kendra018gmail (DOT) com>Subject: Re: LGSTo: miralax@yahoogroups .comDate: Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:19 AM also reported ....pervasive bad thoughts. tic disorder, headache, stomach ache, I think I read metabolic acidosis,something I wish I had examined w/ my dd & also a symptom of antifreeze posioning, how telling > First, @Angi and : here's a chewable fiber vitamin you may want to try http://www.amazon./ com/dp/B000F7VAL 6/ref=asc_ df_B000F7VAL6958 184?smid= A2HNE2QZYB5EFZ & tag=dealtmp52798 -20 & linkCode= asn & creative= 380341 & creativeA SIN=B000F7VAL6 > > I just bought the box for my daughter, but haven't given it to her yet so not sure if MY picky eater will like em or not, but thought you might want to try...> > I'm new to the group and have been reading the threads with great interest. A little background: I have a 25-month old daughter who has been on Miralax since she was 18 months old. Her constipation started in earnest when she turned 12 months and I put her on whole milk. When I took her off after mitigating her constipation with a glycerin enema and some flax boiled in water, she was back to normal. I kept her on her formula (Comfort Cultures by Nestle worked best for her - has probiotics) until her pediatrician told me to put her back> on milk for the vitamin D. I did. Within a week, she was back to being constipated. This led to the Miralax and her pediatrician suggesting that I up her dose when even w/ the Miralax my baby was still getting hard stools. My baby was supposed to be on Miralax for 30 days. It has now been 5 months and she seems to be needing more over time, not less. At my brother's urging, I began to look into possible side effects with long-term use of Miralax. I was never comfortable with the idea of treating her constipation with chemicals anyway. I came across this group through my readings. Everything I have read so far has only firmed my decision to take my dd off Miralax. In fact, I spoke w/ her pediatrician on Friday and told her I wanted other more natural alternatives.> > Some of the symptoms my dd has been experiencing are very loose/watery stools, loss of appetite, increased thirst; extremely itchy> and persistent rash in her diaper area and around her mouth (not itchy around her mouth); no weight gain since she started on Miralax (she's 25 months and 23lbs, 31 inches), some vomiting.  Once the pediatrician found out about the lack of weight gain, she re> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _> Win 1 of 4 Sony home entertainment packs thanks to Yahoo!7.> Enter now: http://au.docs. yahoo.com/ homepageset/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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