Re: Re: Son on Miralax for almost 4 yrs... eliminate milk!!!

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Amen...be very careful what you read. No one in this group is an

expert.Quoting TUGHELA : Hi ,My son was on movicol

for about 1.5 years until we realised the cause of the constipation was milk. The reason we missed it at first is because he got constipated before he had

ever had cows milk, he is obviously prone to getting constipated, but now that

we have removed all cows milk from his diet he is a different child. He goes

either everyday or every other day with normal soft stools. In order to test

this you need to go two weeks without ANY products containing cows milk.He

was on movical when we did this test, but it was clearly working as his stools

were so so soft and regular. Once we realised the milk was the problem we weaned

him off the movicol gradually as per recommendations. He hasn't touched movicol

for 6 months.If there are any signs of his stool hardening he just has a

couple of prunes (this never worked before)If you haven't already tried

this, try it . I really hope it works. This discovery has changed our lives. There was actually a medical study which is what convinced me to try ithttp://www.wholewoman.com/drupal-6.16/node/2906We now have a normal happy family.By the way , this yahoo group

nearly pushed me over the edge, at a time when the worry was really killing me. I ended up taking him off the movicol from one day to the next which is clearly

going to cause problems as you have to wean your children off them. I think

there is a lot of scary but unsubstantiated stuff on here. I never noticed any

side effects, but I wanted my son off long term medication, I joined the group

looking for solutions but only found a lot of fear. Be careful what you read,

especially when you are feeling desparate.Tughela> >> > Hi! I'm new on here and just looking for some help. My son has had

> > pooping issues since he was about 2--at 3 they put him on

Miralax. He > > just turned 7 yesterday. We just took him off

Miralax 6 days ago. We > > were researching it after our last GI

appt. because I just felt like > > we have gotten NO answers and

they just keep having us up the dose. > > For the last 6 months he

was on Miralax and Exlax every day and still > > having trouble. After reading all the side effects etc.. we realized > > that he was

showing so many of the symptoms--behavior changes, > > tremors of

his fingers, headaches etc.. But now, we're not sure what > > to

do--if any one has any suggestions I would really appreciate it. > >

We sit him on the toilet 3-4x a day and have upped his water intake >

> alot. His poop is very pasty and is stuck to his behind--Someone >

> mentioned this could be from the Miralax--not sure. He has to be >

> homeschooled because of the accidents etc.. We tried twice to put him > > in school and ended up pulling him out as he was constantly staying

> > home or coming home in new clothes from accidents. We feel so

bad for > > him and just want to figure out what will help him. Thanks> >>