Natural Laxatives?
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lovethesea
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like I said, it could be a control thing. our daughter did this. One bad experience/hurting, they tend to hold it and they know they can. Once they hold it, that brings on new issues. It was frustrating, but it will work out.
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smartorl
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I think you have reacted a little over the top to Flower's remark and she could have been a little clearer.
Kids can be very picky, you can present them with the perfect diet and still have them not eat properly. I don't think it was intended to mean that you in any way neglect your child. Growing up, my sister would only eat peanut butter sandwiches. If we ate out, she brown bagged it. My parents tried everything known to man to broaden her diet, she just wouldn't eat anything else.
Speaking to a doctor is the place to start. It's always better to handle something the most natural way and diet is the start of that, which I am sure you know, thus the title of this thread.
Not to be an alarmist but bowel issues, if they are not tied to diet can mean a multitude of things some of them more serious than others.
Kids can be very picky, you can present them with the perfect diet and still have them not eat properly. I don't think it was intended to mean that you in any way neglect your child. Growing up, my sister would only eat peanut butter sandwiches. If we ate out, she brown bagged it. My parents tried everything known to man to broaden her diet, she just wouldn't eat anything else.
Speaking to a doctor is the place to start. It's always better to handle something the most natural way and diet is the start of that, which I am sure you know, thus the title of this thread.
Not to be an alarmist but bowel issues, if they are not tied to diet can mean a multitude of things some of them more serious than others.
Originally Posted by smartorl
http:///forum/post/3296553
. Growing up, my sister would only eat peanut butter sandwiches. If we ate out, she brown bagged it. My parents tried everything known to man to broaden her diet, she just wouldn't eat anything else.
If I tried that growing up I would have gone hungry!
http:///forum/post/3296553
. Growing up, my sister would only eat peanut butter sandwiches. If we ate out, she brown bagged it. My parents tried everything known to man to broaden her diet, she just wouldn't eat anything else.
If I tried that growing up I would have gone hungry!
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/3296554
If I tried that growing up I would have gone hungry!
LOL...I know....we had to eat what was put in front of us.....
http:///forum/post/3296554
If I tried that growing up I would have gone hungry!
LOL...I know....we had to eat what was put in front of us.....
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smartorl
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"I" had to eat what was put in front of me, my sister, the sickly one, was indulged in whatever she wanted as long as she ate something. Ever seen "Mommy Dearest"?
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3296535
Flower: You have no right to dress down my life and my child, then make an accusation just because of a single thread in a fish forum. Don't you ever talk about my kids and accuse me of treating my child with poor nourishment. You have pushed me in the past, but this one has officially crossed the line with me and if it happens again, I will block you permanently.
For the rest of you, she only had a sip of the salt water and refused to drink another drop - she hated it. But it could have been the sip that did it.
I did give her ice cream with a few cherries, but not a dozen... it was a joke. She didn't REALLY have diarrhea either... but it was soft and kind of runny.
We eat very well at our house, including vegetables in a lot of our meals... NOT EVERY meal, but almost. We cook at home and rarely go out to eat at restaurants. We keep a constant supply of fruit in the house... Bananas and strawberries are her favorite. We have a bag of Jelly Belly's in the house for a treat when she does something unusually good, but it's not the norm for us to give her any. She has a sippy cup of lowfat milk before she goes to bed at night, but not much else. Last night I was watching our kids while my wife was at work. We only have one car at the moment and my wife used it to get to work so I made her a grilled cheese sandwich (we didn't have much else, which isn't the norm but I couldn't go to the store because of the one car issue). Earlier in the day she had a bean and cheese burrito at a mexican restaurant. Could have been too much cheese for her in one day. But it's not the norm. My wife just got this job and we're still working out food stuff now that my wife is working.
From me, I forgot you don't like my wave,
Sometimes on an e-mail or on a forum like this where the infliction of voice and face are missing, sometimes things look harsher than they were meant.
I had no intent of dressing you down and saying your child was not fed right. My own grandkids don't WANT anything but Mac and cheese. When I said your child has a diet problem and isn’t eating right, it was not directed at you as the culprit but a personal opinion of why children have that kind of problem.
Diet is a problem for 95% of the population of children. When I said cherries without he ice-cream it meant as a better choice most certainly not as a dress down.
I am so very sorry if I offended you. In the end I said IF YOUR CHILD IS EATING RIGHT then take her to the doctor because it very scary for a little one to be that bound up, it isn't normal. I meant that to mean if I am wrong and she eats what she should and isn't a picky eater
I also mentioned a few foods that could cause her to bind up...her fav bananas for example. I was trying to help, not make you feel bad or angry, again I’m sorry it was not my intent.
Go ahead and block me, it’s better than getting an attitude and being mad at me. I would rather be ignored. I will also stay out of your posts.
http:///forum/post/3296535
Flower: You have no right to dress down my life and my child, then make an accusation just because of a single thread in a fish forum. Don't you ever talk about my kids and accuse me of treating my child with poor nourishment. You have pushed me in the past, but this one has officially crossed the line with me and if it happens again, I will block you permanently.
For the rest of you, she only had a sip of the salt water and refused to drink another drop - she hated it. But it could have been the sip that did it.
I did give her ice cream with a few cherries, but not a dozen... it was a joke. She didn't REALLY have diarrhea either... but it was soft and kind of runny.
We eat very well at our house, including vegetables in a lot of our meals... NOT EVERY meal, but almost. We cook at home and rarely go out to eat at restaurants. We keep a constant supply of fruit in the house... Bananas and strawberries are her favorite. We have a bag of Jelly Belly's in the house for a treat when she does something unusually good, but it's not the norm for us to give her any. She has a sippy cup of lowfat milk before she goes to bed at night, but not much else. Last night I was watching our kids while my wife was at work. We only have one car at the moment and my wife used it to get to work so I made her a grilled cheese sandwich (we didn't have much else, which isn't the norm but I couldn't go to the store because of the one car issue). Earlier in the day she had a bean and cheese burrito at a mexican restaurant. Could have been too much cheese for her in one day. But it's not the norm. My wife just got this job and we're still working out food stuff now that my wife is working.
From me, I forgot you don't like my wave,
Sometimes on an e-mail or on a forum like this where the infliction of voice and face are missing, sometimes things look harsher than they were meant.
I had no intent of dressing you down and saying your child was not fed right. My own grandkids don't WANT anything but Mac and cheese. When I said your child has a diet problem and isn’t eating right, it was not directed at you as the culprit but a personal opinion of why children have that kind of problem.
Diet is a problem for 95% of the population of children. When I said cherries without he ice-cream it meant as a better choice most certainly not as a dress down.
I am so very sorry if I offended you. In the end I said IF YOUR CHILD IS EATING RIGHT then take her to the doctor because it very scary for a little one to be that bound up, it isn't normal. I meant that to mean if I am wrong and she eats what she should and isn't a picky eater
I also mentioned a few foods that could cause her to bind up...her fav bananas for example. I was trying to help, not make you feel bad or angry, again I’m sorry it was not my intent.
Go ahead and block me, it’s better than getting an attitude and being mad at me. I would rather be ignored. I will also stay out of your posts.
scottnlisa
Member
My 8 year old son has the same problem. AND IT IS NOT HIS DIET!!! His doctor put him on prescription strength Miralax. He gets it when he gets bound up. When his doctor saw him that day, he estimated that Noah had about 6-8 pounds of stool in his lower GI system. After a week of Miralax, he dropped 6 pounds.
I would take your child to the doctor and talk to your doctor about the problem.
I would take your child to the doctor and talk to your doctor about the problem.
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smartorl
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btldreef
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Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3296387
My daughter is a great kid. She's going to be 3 years old in December. She gets the worst poops - they're rock hard and she struggles to get them out.
Well tonight was probably the worst yet. She spent about 5 minutes pushing constantly. She even started to sweat! After about 5 minutes of this, she started to cry. I comforted her and said we'd try again later.
So I go online to see about what kinds of natural laxatives I can give her to safely break up her poop. One of the recommendations was cherries. She loves ice cream and whenever I say "do you want ice cream?" she says, "Yes, with a cherry!!!" So I gave her a little ice cream with about a dozen cherries on top. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling.
I've been told that warm salt water also help things along.
Anyone else have any suggestions? No prune juice in the house and the wife has the car (she's a server at night) so I can't go to the store.
I have cranberry juice - should I feed her that?
With reading the bold print, to me, it looks as if this is NOT the only time that this has been an issue and you're asking for advice.
My advice, TALK TO A DOCTOR! Intestinal malfunctions, especially in children should not be taken lightly. If my mother had taken me to the doctor instead of telling me I needed more fiber, I wouldn't be on steroids and be headed down the surgery road for my Crohn's Disease at 26 years old.
renogaw
Active Member
my daughter eats a ton of fruit and she still has issues with "rabbit" poops...and when she gets a good one, it's so big in diameter i don't know how it came out 
she's got a decent diet, but she starts the day with pancakes
lunch is usually strawberries, grapes, peaches, watermelon and/or some other fruits, whole wheat bread w/sunbutter and raspberry preserves sandwich (WHOLE thing, she's a monster), a slice of cheese and two slices of ham
she'll have a mid morning snack and a mid afternoon snack
dinner is where she is lacking, we can't get her to eat much at home for some reason, but she'll eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, loves cucumbers and tomatoes and ... jalepeno peppers fresh from the garden, along with green peppers and such.
from what i've read, it's not only diet, but it's getting them to actually GO to the bathroom instead of playing and such. you and i know when we're purculating down there...we know in advance of when you gotta go. they'll just sit there until it's an emergency.
she's got a decent diet, but she starts the day with pancakes
lunch is usually strawberries, grapes, peaches, watermelon and/or some other fruits, whole wheat bread w/sunbutter and raspberry preserves sandwich (WHOLE thing, she's a monster), a slice of cheese and two slices of ham
she'll have a mid morning snack and a mid afternoon snack
dinner is where she is lacking, we can't get her to eat much at home for some reason, but she'll eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, loves cucumbers and tomatoes and ... jalepeno peppers fresh from the garden, along with green peppers and such.
from what i've read, it's not only diet, but it's getting them to actually GO to the bathroom instead of playing and such. you and i know when we're purculating down there...we know in advance of when you gotta go. they'll just sit there until it's an emergency.
darthtang aw
Active Member
Pumpkin helps. had to add this to my first childs diet.....
scottnlisa
Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/3296741
my daughter eats a ton of fruit and she still has issues with "rabbit" poops...and when she gets a good one, it's so big in diameter i don't know how it came out
she's got a decent diet, but she starts the day with pancakes
lunch is usually strawberries, grapes, peaches, watermelon and/or some other fruits, whole wheat bread w/sunbutter and raspberry preserves sandwich (WHOLE thing, she's a monster), a slice of cheese and two slices of ham
she'll have a mid morning snack and a mid afternoon snack
dinner is where she is lacking, we can't get her to eat much at home for some reason, but she'll eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, loves cucumbers and tomatoes and ... jalepeno peppers fresh from the garden, along with green peppers and such.
from what i've read, it's not only diet, but it's getting them to actually GO to the bathroom instead of playing and such. you and i know when we're purculating down there...we know in advance of when you gotta go. they'll just sit there until it's an emergency.
Much milk does she drink? Cheese? That was the problem with my son, he only drinks milk. doctor told us to limit him to 8oz of milk a day and push water on him. Ever since then, his bowels have been alot better. Watch and see how much milk, cheese, any milk product she eats. And again, consult a doctor.
http:///forum/post/3296741
my daughter eats a ton of fruit and she still has issues with "rabbit" poops...and when she gets a good one, it's so big in diameter i don't know how it came out
she's got a decent diet, but she starts the day with pancakes
lunch is usually strawberries, grapes, peaches, watermelon and/or some other fruits, whole wheat bread w/sunbutter and raspberry preserves sandwich (WHOLE thing, she's a monster), a slice of cheese and two slices of ham
she'll have a mid morning snack and a mid afternoon snack
dinner is where she is lacking, we can't get her to eat much at home for some reason, but she'll eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, loves cucumbers and tomatoes and ... jalepeno peppers fresh from the garden, along with green peppers and such.
from what i've read, it's not only diet, but it's getting them to actually GO to the bathroom instead of playing and such. you and i know when we're purculating down there...we know in advance of when you gotta go. they'll just sit there until it's an emergency.
Much milk does she drink? Cheese? That was the problem with my son, he only drinks milk. doctor told us to limit him to 8oz of milk a day and push water on him. Ever since then, his bowels have been alot better. Watch and see how much milk, cheese, any milk product she eats. And again, consult a doctor.
mrdc
Active Member
Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
http:///forum/post/3296782
Pumpkin helps. had to add this to my first childs diet.....
Pumpkin and sweet potatos will clean you out so good ...
http:///forum/post/3296782
Pumpkin helps. had to add this to my first childs diet.....
Pumpkin and sweet potatos will clean you out so good ...
renogaw
Active Member
Originally Posted by scottnlisa
http:///forum/post/3296795
Much milk does she drink? Cheese? That was the problem with my son, he only drinks milk. doctor told us to limit him to 8oz of milk a day and push water on him. Ever since then, his bowels have been alot better. Watch and see how much milk, cheese, any milk product she eats. And again, consult a doctor.
not half as much as she used to. a slice of cheese for lunch, maybe a cheese stick at dinner. usually only a small amount of milk at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but mostly water
http:///forum/post/3296795
Much milk does she drink? Cheese? That was the problem with my son, he only drinks milk. doctor told us to limit him to 8oz of milk a day and push water on him. Ever since then, his bowels have been alot better. Watch and see how much milk, cheese, any milk product she eats. And again, consult a doctor.
not half as much as she used to. a slice of cheese for lunch, maybe a cheese stick at dinner. usually only a small amount of milk at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but mostly water
scottnlisa
Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/3296801
not half as much as she used to. a slice of cheese for lunch, maybe a cheese stick at dinner. usually only a small amount of milk at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but mostly water
If that is the case, I really suggest seeing a doctor. Since her diet is good and drinking water then there is something else going on. That is all I am going to say. Schedule an appt.
http:///forum/post/3296801
not half as much as she used to. a slice of cheese for lunch, maybe a cheese stick at dinner. usually only a small amount of milk at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but mostly water
If that is the case, I really suggest seeing a doctor. Since her diet is good and drinking water then there is something else going on. That is all I am going to say. Schedule an appt.
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tizzo
Guest
I hafta chime in cause I'm in the same boat as your daughter... everybody mentions adding what helps, like fiber, cherries, prune juice apples etc...
But what I have found to work the best for me, is not adding what seems to help (and believe me I've tried), but rather eliminate what's causing it. Lower intakes of milks and cheeses... When I do my carb free diet, it's the same as any other time for me, but if I cheat and eat something sugary, it's the best laxative around!! But if you eat sugar daily, then obviously that won't work...
Reduce processed foods, and stick to one ingredient type foods for a bit and see if that helps... Obviously replacing snacks with fruits are good.
But what I have found to work the best for me, is not adding what seems to help (and believe me I've tried), but rather eliminate what's causing it. Lower intakes of milks and cheeses... When I do my carb free diet, it's the same as any other time for me, but if I cheat and eat something sugary, it's the best laxative around!! But if you eat sugar daily, then obviously that won't work...
Reduce processed foods, and stick to one ingredient type foods for a bit and see if that helps... Obviously replacing snacks with fruits are good.