Re: Online Margarita /Constipation

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Hi a,

Have hope! Josh has hated pooping since he was born! We went

through years on Senna products and started Miralax about two years

ago. It makes it difficult for them to withhold, but Josh still

became a master making a weekly suppository, enema necessity. Even

a few trips to the emergency room because he wouldn't pee for a few

days. Just being in the emergency room usually solved the problem.

They increased the Miralax and I went through a year (a v e r y

l o n g y e a r) of 2-3 baths a day for Josh, scrubbed the paint

off the walls, and wore out my steamcleaner through daily use

because Miralaxed poop is the perfect medium for the budding

artist! We ended up burning our sofa and mattresses!

What finally worked for me was strapping him onto the potty (we

buckle up, just like in the car) and sing songs till I'm hoarse.

The livelier the better! The Miralax really helps because,

apparently, it is impossible to keep that sphincter clenched when

the " people on the bus " (and our arms) are going up and down.

He's been pooping on the potty now almost everyday for several

months!!!!!!!

Josh is a regular little " Niagra Falls " too. We often have days

where Mom must walk very closely behind Dad until we get to the car

or vice versa. We were at Menards last week. Josh was laying on

the floor trying not to poop and suddenly a river started to flow

from Isle 2 on it's way to Isle 3 (in spite of the GoodNites

underpants). A roll of paper towels (courtesy of a really disgusted

young man) and quick work by Mom left no trace of our visit

Mom to Ben (10), Sam (7) and Josh (5), DS, ASD?

P.S. Pass the Margarita please!

> Hi all,

> It has been one of those days. The only thing this group is

missing is

> being able to share an online margarita. Took two kids with 5

diagnoses to the

> doc who was running an hour behind. As I'm sitting in the waiting

room with

> Hannah on my lap I start to feel a trickle and yep, sure enough

Hannah had turned

> into Niagara Falls. How embarrassing! So off we go to the restroom

to change.

> She had an extra pair of clothes, but I never thought of packing

myself an

> extra pair!

> Hannah has backed herself into a corner constipation wise. She

had a

> painful BM 2 weeks ago and she figured she was never going to do

that again! So she

> didn't, and she didn't, and she didn't. Well, had to give an enema

which

> accomplished its purpose, but still she wouldn't go. So tonight

was enema number

> 2, (sorry no pun intended). As soon as she's totally cleaned out

then the doc

> wants to start her on Miralax, to just keep things going. Anyone

ever used this?

> While my son was in the waiting room while doc finished up with

Hannah,

> some lady asked him why he was twisting his hair so much. So he

had to blurt out

> to her that he had Tourette's syndrome. I can't believe this lady

asked him

> that. Am I wrong, or was this lady rude????

> Last item, I asked a few weeks ago if anyone else's kid was

purposely

> sticking their finger or spoon down their throat and gagging.

Several of you

> chimed in to take a look at reflux. Yep, that was the culprit!

Kudos to you ladies,

> I don't think I would have figured that one out on my own. Hannah

will start

> taking a powder Prevacid to combat that.

> That's my day. Thanks.

> a ( Drew 13, Tourette's syndrome, OCD, ADD; Marissa 9; Hannah

7 DS/Aut)