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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation In An Infant

My 8 month old had been chronically constipated for about the past 2 months, and he had had poor weight gain since then as well. He is breastfed, and does not eat any starchy food like bananas or sweet potatoes, or baby cereals. Only whole organic foods. Doctor said some people are just constipated. But I find that really hard to believe. Today I found rubbery pieces in his stool, and all he ate today was papaya, spinach, mango and steel cut oats blended finely.
posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2014
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Ur doctor said true

U have continue to give food which he like most

Give apple without pealing ,wallnuts,almond

Planty of fluid

If ur son pass hard stool then u have start lactulose liquid 5 ml at night .


Do not worry For rubbery material as is was sticky hard stool

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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation In An Infant

Ur doctor said true U have continue to give food which he like most Give apple without pealing ,wallnuts,almond Planty of fluid If ur son pass hard stool then u have start lactulose liquid 5 ml at night . Do not worry For rubbery material as is was sticky hard stool