constipation/hard poos/night waking/poor eating habits = HELP!!!

[babycentral]

DS frequently has hard poo and constipation. It was quite bad for a while so the doctor gave us lactulose which helped but ds doesn't like taking it. When he eats I give him lots of fruit and veg but he still suffers. I am having difficulty getting him to drink anything other than breast milk and to top it all off he wakes up through out the night for boob. I am tired and feel so bad for him. Any suggestions???

[babycentral]

I was told by my GP to give water with a bit of fresh orange juice.

[bobbit]

hi my baby is constipated and only weeks old shes straining and crying but her stool wont pass how can i help her

[Sai]

ds was constipted too. I cut out rice and banana and tried everything to get him to take more fluids.
I now dilute a diluted juice (I get hipp juices) and feed them to ds with a spoon.
He is much, much better now.

[babycentral]

I know (only give him half a banana max/he is off dried apricots by himself)- I have been boiling up prunes and apples and giving him those and a little of the water in with his cool boiled water but he has never wanted anything other than breast milk. I have taken him to the GP sooooooo many times and they really don't seem concerned. THey only gave me the lactulose when his bumb started bleeding.

[fredly]

if you think his diet is ok, I would push your gp to investigate more, constipation can be the symptom of an underlying health problem.

[fredly]

how old is he ?
giving lots of fruit & veg is great, but make sure you don't give him too much constipating food, eg rice, bananas, dried apricots. And give him plenty of water.