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How to get 27 month old to take Movicol

29 replies

Totality22 · 02/03/2015 12:42

Been GP and we've been asked to give him a high dosage as he hasn't been for 6 days (ongoing issues with chronic constipation - not needed medication for some time but this is the longest he's ever not been for)

He's refused it in his usual cup and is now refusing all his drinks. Ive added a touch of dilute to it.

He hasn't had so much as a drop of it. No drinks since 8am today either. He is usually ok with fluids but has cottoned on to the fact there is medicine in his drink despite me not telling him

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Nevercan · 03/03/2015 21:25

We use the chocolate one. We got my dd3 to take it by saying I bet you can't make this disappear and then she did! Works every evening Grin

fixedit · 03/03/2015 21:27

Hold mouth open and squirt in with a syringe? I know that sounds awful but only way we get anything down dd. Sorry, I do realise that sounds bad.

Mummytogoldie · 04/03/2015 14:24

Does he know you are putting it in his drinks or does he just not usually drink a lot? If it's the plain one it shouldn't taste of anything and if it's dissolved dd has no idea it's in her drink

Bedsheets4knickers · 04/03/2015 15:13

Can you pour it in his cereal milk?? Or mix it in yogurt x

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