Introduction and some questions

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Hello,

I'm Kim and I have a 4 year old son, Evan and an 11 week old, Keira. I stumbled

across this board after some issues that have started with my son and many

people have told me Miralax is the way to go. I have started a small dosage the

last couple days but am now getting really nervous about this and am not sure

what my husband and I should do. I was hoping someone could help us come up with

an action plan that has had some experience.

Evan we figured out had a gluten intolerance when he was a baby. I nursed him

through toddlerhood(being gluten free myself) until he self weaned. He potty

learned at 3 without any struggle and has been going normally a couple times a

day since. Normal looking stools and no constipation that I can ever remember.

He's a really healthy kid. Eats well, lots of fiber, etc.

Last Wed. we noticed tea colored urine so we took him to the Dr. He felt a

large, hard mass in his left abdomen and we were terrified. He sent us to the ER

where they did a urinalysis and and Xray and told us he had a huge build up of

stool and a UTI. They sent us home with an antibiotic script and told us to do

Milk of Magnesia or something similar(we didn't do MoM because there was a

possible cross-contamination of gluten). We ended up getting Pedia-Lax and Fiber

Gummies. He had only one bowel movement that day with a glycerin suppository but

it was less than usual. He was refusing the Pedia-Lax so my DH suggested

chocolate EX-lax. After giving him that he just got really bad diarrhea and

didn't make it to the bathroom 3 times overnight. We went back to the Dr.- this

time the Ped and he confirmed the Xray report and took bloodwork and wanted us

to do enemas until he was cleaned out so he could order an ultrasound.

The enemas have been so traumatic for him and they aren't producing hardly

anything! He's refusing everything now and crying and running away from us. This

is from a really easy going little boy. He's terrified of us giving him or doing

anything to him and is so scared of the Dr. He's barely gone since we started

the enemas Friday.

I've started probiotics, increased fiber and fluid intake(as much as he will

co-operate, and even pumping breastmilk for him(hopefully no one thinks I'm nuts

for this- I just know it's a great natural laxative).

After everyone telling me Miralax is a miracle cure I started only about a

teaspoon Sunday and half a cap today. I also did Magnesium Citrate tonight and

skipped the enema. The MC seemed to work okay but it was still basically

diarrhea with a couple tiny solid pieces but not what I would expect to clean

him out. I also started him on high quality Cod-Liver Oil from our Chiropractor

and got him adjusted.

I'm just at a loss of where to go next. I'm so scared of this getting worse and

just want to clean him out and start some natural alternatives. Miralax scares

me for him since he's such a sensitive little boy and has the gluten intolerance

and had vaccine reactions as a baby. He's so traumatized now and my husband and

I are so stressed putting him through all of this and none of it seems to be

working. I would appreciate some thoughts about our situation so much. We are so

scared and worried right now.

Thanks!