What to give a child of 19 months who's constipated?

[2Princess]

Have been giving my child weetabix, baked beans and trying grapes to no avail.

Taking her to doctors tonight about the problem, anyone got any good ideas on what I can feed her as she is in great ain.

Also any movements I can help her with to dispense of the poo!

Thanks

[mishymoo]

I think watered down prune juice or orange juice should help with constipation!

[AttillaTheHan]

Orange juice worked a treat with my ds when he was constipated. Or try dried fruit such as apricots.

[Morloth]

A nice ripe banana and stacks of water.

[ummadam]

pure orange or apple juice works really well but only a small amount (half a glass max) as it can go a bit OTT and cause cramps and the runs! add that to LOTS of water (in this heat a sip every few minutes) and you should hopefully see a difference.

tummy massage helps too - start at belly button and rub in clockwise circular motion firmly but not hard gettign bigger circles as you go out.

hope she is better soon.x

[Mercy]

Mashed banana and kiwi fruit; fig syrup works too if you can get them to drink it (not sure if there is a lower age limit though)

[Highlander]

you can buy glycerol suppositories from Boots. If they don't have the infant 1g, get the child 2g size and cut in half.

DS2 tends to be a bit bungy and yesterday had gone 7 days w/o a poo (in retrospect, we left it waaaay too long). He pooed within 30 mins of the suppository, but he was in a huge amount of pain. Bit of blood passed, but he's better today. still straining a lot, but I suspect he's still offloading last week's poop!

[mrsbabookaloo]

Nothing worked with my dd until she ate a whole punnet of raspberries... and THEN....!