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DESPERATE. Please help. My poor DD's constipation is making her so miserable

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TheNewShmoo · 01/01/2012 23:34

Poor DD has been suffering with constipation for 3 months since she was only 13 weeks old and has been dropping centiles in weight. We have tried lactulose but now administering it has become so distressful for her that she has gone from a very chatty baby to quiet and miserable, always having her lips tightly locked shut for fear of us force feeding her the lactulose. We've started weaning but are avoiding all binding foods. DD is exclusively breast fed. We can't get her to drink water as she won't take the bottle or beaker, and is generally scared of us trying to put anything into her mouth. I've cut out wheat, dairy, gluten in my diet, massage and cycling her legs. She's now 6 months old... can anyone please offer any advice? All our GP is offering is lactulose and movicol.

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attheendoftheday · 29/04/2012 13:00

Sorry, just seen that this was an update. Please ignore my last post!

TheNewShmoo · 30/04/2012 22:36

Thanks endoftheday, glad it all worked out for your dd in the end :)

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