Hello.
I'm searching for advice!
My son turned 7 months yesterday, he's been constipated for 2months or so now. He strains for hours and barely anything comes out, doctors gave him laxido, didn't work, now he's on 2.5ml lactulos 2x a day... not helping, so they have me docusate 3x day... still not helping.
I want to add he has weatabix with a whole pouch of prunes for breakfast, snack he'll have fruit or veg, dinner he has anything for dinner followed by veg or fruit. Depending on wether my babys been straining alot he has 2 pouches of prunes in a day.
He's a good eater and loves his food he also drinks water in the day.
His poops are always hard, sometimes playdough type poops, sometimes sandy/grainy and always dark in colour. Not your normal brown poop colour.
I'm desperately trying to figure out why he's still suffering from constipation when he's eating all of the foods that should help him poop, and all of the meds but still no change. Doctor told me its normal, so I bit back and said (at the time) 6 month old straining for a hour, going bright red and not even pooping isn't normal.
Also... he does so much tummy time, baths, massages etc. Trust me, I do it all and still no change in his poop.
He's happy, other then pushing out a poop, sleeps all night and has done since 2 weeks old, and on formula.
Also has suffered from really bad reflux and is still on gaviscon which he's had since 2 weeks old. I've cut back on how much as trying to wean him off.
Please help... has anyone experienced this before. Oh he's my third baby, my other two never had constipation.