Re: more and more constipation

[Guest guest]

I know constipation has been a problem for a lot of people starting SCD (my

son has been on it for four and half months) and I have been following most (or

all) of hte suggestions I've read. For three weeks, he's been getting oj and

prune nectar once a day (sometimes twice), I peel and cook all fruit and

veggies, recently I stewed some prunes and mix about tsps of of that concoction

in

with his nut yogurt and so far the problem has only grown steadily worse.

Now it's been about four or five days since he's had anything but little bits of

stool leakage in his underpants. (Before that, it was tiny amounts--he's

clearly VERY backed up). What am I doing wrong? Is there some sort of

emergency

protocol that gets more fiber into him? He didn't have this problem in the

beginning. Is it possible that too much meat and nut butter and eggs causes

this? (For magnesium, we give him Oz water which doesn't seem to help too much.

The last time I tried a big dose of Magnesium Citrate he threw up, but I'm

thinking about ordering Kirkmans. Would that help?)

To add to all this, we just kept him home from school and gave him an enema

that produced nothing. What does this mean?

Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Cammie (mother of Ethan 8 ASD, SCD four months)

[Guest guest]

Hi Cammie,

> I know constipation has been a problem for a lot of people

starting SCD (my

> son has been on it for four and half months) and I have been

following most (or

> all) of hte suggestions I've read. For three weeks, he's been

getting oj and

> prune nectar once a day (sometimes twice),

What kind of OJ? Tropicana (which one) or homesqueezed?

> I peel and cook all fruit and

> veggies,

Which fruit and veggies is he getting? Can you also give ballpark

amounts. Ditto for other foods, ie meats, nut butters etc. Any

supplements?

>recently I stewed some prunes and mix about tsps of of that

concoction in

> with his nut yogurt and so far the problem has only grown steadily

worse.

How much nut yogurt is he eating , how long ago did you start? Are

you dripping it?

> Now it's been about four or five days since he's had anything but

little bits of

> stool leakage in his underpants. (Before that, it was tiny

amounts--he's

> clearly VERY backed up). What am I doing wrong? Is there some

sort of emergency

> protocol that gets more fiber into him? He didn't have this

problem in the

> beginning. Is it possible that too much meat and nut butter and

eggs causes

> this? (For magnesium, we give him Oz water which doesn't seem to

help too much.

> The last time I tried a big dose of Magnesium Citrate he threw up,

but I'm

> thinking about ordering Kirkmans. Would that help?)

When did he throw up. Did he have any bm's since then.?

> To add to all this, we just kept him home from school and gave him

an enema

> that produced nothing. What does this mean?

Was he able to hold in the enema at all. Once when I had a blockage

they gave me an enema at the hospital. They had to do two. I

wasn't able to hold the enema long enough to have any effect. The

second enema really did the trick. Did you get the enema from a

pharmacy or was it a homemade one?

Elaine also recommends glycerin suppositories to get things moving.

From the constipation protocol,

" On the fourth day if this does not work, then insert a glycerin

suppository (get in drugstore) while you are sitting on the toilet

and hold it in for one minute. If it still doesn't work, do the same

thing the next day. It would not hurt on the first day you try the

glycerin suppository after breakfast to use another one before going

to bed. "

Other suggestions: warm the oj and prune nectar combo. See if he

will drink some hottish liquids peppermint tea or just hot water.

Keep us updated.

Sheila 42 mos SCD, 21yrs UC

mom of SCD 27 mos

[Guest guest]

For me, the nut butters do constipate. Maybe try more cooked veggies. Does

he drink lots of water?

I'm sorry and will be praying for the solution to come.

Blessings,

_____

From: cammiemcg@...

Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 5:22 AM

To: pecanbread

Subject: Re: more and more constipation

I know constipation has been a problem for a lot of people starting SCD (my

son has been on it for four and half months)

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