My little one is 7 months next week and he’s been suffering from constipation for a while. Up until he was 5 months, he’d go daily, usually twice a day. Then one day he just didn’t go and soon enough a week had gone by.
Nothing had changed. We hadn’t started weaning, no signs that he was unwell and he was on the same formula.
I took him to the GP and they prescribed lactulose but he still wouldn’t go so we went back and then they prescribed Laxido. A few days later he had an explosive poop.
Then another week went by so I gave Laxido again and he’d have an explosive poop again.
The GP advised me to give Laxido daily until he was going more regular and it was normal rather than explosive diarrhoea so that’s what I did but still 8/9 days would go by and then it would be EVERYWHERE.
By 6ish months, it changed again when we started weaning. He’d still go all week without going, but then one day he was screaming and straining so hard and eventually pushed out a rock solid poop.
The GP wasn’t concerned and just told me to give Laxido again. I hate giving him it because he’s absolutely terribly at drinking water (it has to be in water rather than milk) so it’s a real struggle everyday.
He’s still going all week with no poop and then eventually when he goes, it’s rock solid and he’s in a lot of pain, waking in the night crying trying to go.
The GPs (we’ve seen about 4 now!) just keep saying carry on with Laxido but it just doesn’t seem right anymore. Surely they should be doing some tests and checking for a lazy bowel or a problem with his bowel?
Anyone had any advice please?