Hi everyone,
My 10 month old is suffering from really bad constipation. He screams when he's trying to do a poo, his face goes bright red and he can be straining for hours off and on and still nothing comes out. My health visitor was reluctant to give him medication straight away, as was I, before trying anything else. She recommended prune juice or freshly squeezed orange juice dilutes with water, basically lots of fluids to flush him out, stay away from things like bread and pasta. I've tried all this and it's not getting any better, he's just done a poo now that he's been trying to do since yesterday. Does anyone have any other ideas what I could try? The health visitor said she was reluctant to give the medication as it can make the bowels lazy.
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EdinburghMummy22 · 11/11/2017 09:09
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