Getting toddler to drink laxatives - help!

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My 2 year old has been prescribed laxative sachets to be dissolved in water and a little bit of squash if needed.

The problem is she absolutely won't drink it! Even with quite a bit of squash mixed in.

Any ideas on how to get her to take the laxative sachets?

Mixing with apple juice or fruit puree was the only way I managed it, and he had it for years! Make sure she drinks water before or after, as it needs a certain amount of liquid to work.

We have plain flavoured laxido mixed into quite a strong Ribena and a special cup with a twisty straw and glitter. It is weirdly salty so it does need quite strong squash

Apple juice works here, nothing else

I have an asd dc who will tolerate the plain laxido with cordial. I make it in minimal amounts then get dc to drink extra after (it's the only way we've managed to get it down them).

We mix the sachet with the minimum amount of water and then mix it in with yoghurt. It’s the only way we can get our toddler to take it. You have my sympathy!

My daughter has had it for about 7 years and can only tolerate it in orange juice. Squash or any other juice and she says she can taste it.

My daughter had to take laxatives for years and like others, apple juice or pineapple juice were the only drinks she’d take it in. We would mix the laxatives in water so it properly dissolved and the top up with the juice.

Thank you everyone.

Just dashed to the fridge to mix it with apple juice and if no joy with that I will try yoghurt!

The more I try and coax her to drink her drink the less she will drink it so it's going to be a long evening!

Came on to say apple juice.
Our pediatrician recommended limiting dairy for a short while too.

Just make sure you mix it properly with water first - that’s the trick. Also - I didn’t used to stress it if it took a whole day to drink it. The more you stress the less likely she is to drink it. Good luck!

Hi OP, can your GP prescribe lactulose? It tastes like syrup. My ASD 2 year old has it in her juice prescribed from our GP.

Fizzy apple juice! Half apple juice and half fizzy water. And just dissolve it in a really tiny amount of drink then bribe with another drink of apple juice after! Means you don't need to stress about getting them to drink it all.

It was cranberry juice that worked for us. It’s quite strong tasting but disguised the movicol quite well.

We also would let dd sip at it through the day rather than drink the lot at once. Worked for us.

Not sure, she has impaction so this is her first prescription. If she doesn't drink anything then I'll definitely go back to the GP and ask this

This is a great idea - she loves anything fizzy as she has this for a treat sometimes so will definitely try this! Thank you

Movicol is also generally better tolerated if cold so can be made up and stored in the fridge. If no joy with drinking can be made into movicol jelly or ice lollies.
Unfortunately if she’s prescribed it for disempaction the lactulose mentioned above is unlikely to help. Good luck!

DC is also taking movicol at the moment and mixing it with oat milk and giving it to her in a bottle (she's 2) is the only way she'll drink it. Good luck! It's so stressful figuring out how to get it into them

My DC are on movicol, I mix the sachet with the water as per the instructions and then mix it in with something else. Currently they have it in milk, but have previously mixed it with yoghurt or a smoothie.

@Teamrofl agreed!OP I didn’t realise it was for impaction, DD uses it for constipation so the lactulose may not be as good as what’s already been prescribed as it just softens the stools. I hope you get it resolved soon!