Re: is still having trouble with constipation!

[Guest guest]

Jodi,

Just some thoughts you may want to consider and maybe ask his doctor:

- You may want to see if there is a way to soften his poops - like maybe

gentle enemas? My brother had this problem as a child and tore himself and

had hernias later in life. I think surgery took care of it, but perhaps a

bit of prevention would be worth it... I've also heard that when stools

are stuck inside, they release junk back into the body which can make a

person sick.

- Would adding oil to his feeds help the poop slide out easier? I'm a fan

of the Udo's Perfected Oil Blend which can be found at VitaminShoppe.com

becuse it doesn't hurt Tim's liver enzymes like the corn oil seemed to do.

- Would prune juice help, or would it help to blenderize some bran into

his feeds? With a note from a doctor, you can get a discount on a Vitamix,

which is a super-powered blender which is great at liquifying solid foods

to go through a tube. Many people on Yahoo groups' feeding support group

have great things to say about that - it provides more of a normal

stimulation to all the bodily organs to have a balanced diet. They have

even provided tube feeding recipes.

- Also, uses a blenderized formula which has beef, fruit, and

veggies in it called Compleat Pediatric - saves the fuss of blenders and

has all the vitamins/minerals of formulas (and is covered by insurance),

yet has some BHT for perservative and not as flexible.

I'll pray for you and !

Inga

At 01:38 AM 12/30/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Okay you guys. I know I had said something about this a while back

>ago, but is still having trouble. Since we went to NY and Dr.

>H pulled his j tube and put the g tube back in, he just can't seem to

>poop. He will have little smears in his diaper, and it could be

>little smears all day long, but nothing that amounts to anything.

>When we were in NY he started this and Dr. H gave him Milk of

>Magnesia. It did help him poop, but it seems to hurt him. He is in

>major pain when he tries to release the poop. I mean, he cries huge

>tears and screams some, too. It kills me to see him like this, so I

>was wondering for an alternative. I know I have read about the

>miralax (spelling). Can that be used for tube fed children and can

>you remind me a little about it? I am pretty much desperate here. I

>paged Dr. H's fellow, but they never called me back today, so I plan

>on trying to call again tomorrow. I am very worried about him, and

>worry about his bowels. Can they stop working or fail him since he

>isn't pooping right? Please help!!

>

>Thanks,

>Jodi R.

>'s mom (poor little fella)

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi

Liam has always suffered constipation,and my only advice is to make

sure is not dehydrated, is he having lots of wet nappies

during the day. Liam is on quite concentrated formula through his g

tube and if we dont add water boluses during the day, he becomes very

constipated. We give Liam prune juice to soften, but the main help is

making sure he has enough water.

Good luck

Jody(mum to Liam 2.5yrs, 8.8kg not sure ht at moment)

> Okay you guys. I know I had said something about this a while back

> ago, but is still having trouble. Since we went to NY and

Dr.

> H pulled his j tube and put the g tube back in, he just can't seem

to

> poop. He will have little smears in his diaper, and it could be

> little smears all day long, but nothing that amounts to anything.

> When we were in NY he started this and Dr. H gave him Milk of

> Magnesia. It did help him poop, but it seems to hurt him. He is

in

> major pain when he tries to release the poop. I mean, he cries

huge

> tears and screams some, too. It kills me to see him like this, so

I

> was wondering for an alternative. I know I have read about the

> miralax (spelling). Can that be used for tube fed children and can

> you remind me a little about it? I am pretty much desperate here.

I

> paged Dr. H's fellow, but they never called me back today, so I

plan

> on trying to call again tomorrow. I am very worried about him, and

> worry about his bowels. Can they stop working or fail him since he

> isn't pooping right? Please help!!

>

> Thanks,

> Jodi R.

> 's mom (poor little fella)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

There should be posts on this in the archives. You could search for

them. I know that other children ( included) have had problems

with this.

seems to do better with the unflavored peptamen jr, rather than

the vanilla. It has to do with the osmotility (?) of the formula.

Also, as he has gotten older it has gotten better.

Good luck,

Judith