constipation (not for those that get queasy)

**Iluvharleys** · 01-06-2005, 08:27 AM

A doctor once told me if I drink a can of V8 every day I wouldn't have a problem. I do it, and so far I haven't had any problem (unless I forget to drink it for a few days).

Mita · 01-06-2005, 11:50 AM

Thank you all for your suggestions.
I feel better this morning had to take a 1 tablet of oxycodine last night and now I cannot seem to wake up today. Wow
My Husband is pretty Non Chalant when it comes to personal women problems so I did not mind having him look at it when it was at it's worse but I feel more comfortable talking to you all about it.
Thank you all for the support and suggestions I am going to get some Prunes & Fiber cereal today and start getting it in me.
Paula when you mention Meralax for your daughter is it because she was having hard and large stools? If you do not mind me asking. We have been struggling with my 7yr old for the last year if he does not pass a bowel movement everyday or even every other day he soils his pants. I have to either give him an enema or have him eat a couple of slices of apple with peanut butter everyday to make him go and usually it is so big that we cannot even flush the toliet I have to put on plastic gloves and dish it out. (sorry to be so gross). Sorry to go off topic

Thank you all so much for your support and suggestions. I printed this out so I can experiment and see what will work for me of course as soon as I heal.

Jack now do they really shock you? I could not even imagine anything else in there. I about fell of the table when she stuck me with the needle.

**Jack** · 01-06-2005, 12:08 PM

bubbame: no, it's not a 'shock'....it's a very mild current you don't really feel...and it helps to change the electrical properties of the clot so the body can break it down and carry it away....it also shrinks the regional tissue....

one of the causes of hemorroids is increase portal vein pressure....the hemorroidal venus plexus drains into the portal vein which drains into the liver....which the old time naturopaths said could get congested with blood and other fluids....so liver detoxification was one of the goals of 'wholistic health care'...

much of this has been disputed or forgotten....yet the medical world continues to announce startling 'new' discoveries about basic physiological functioning....

I could only observe in disbelief when a few years ago the medical press released these findings from a lengthy and expensive study: 1) Breast milk is better for babies than formula; 2) The 'normal' human temp is NOT 96.8; 3) growing children have stronger bones if their diet is enough calcium....simply amazing....

my training is not medicine but chiropractic, and while neuromusculoskeltal biomechanics is my specialty we had to study lots of other stuff too...

Mita · 01-06-2005, 12:30 PM

Thanks Jack,
I had never heard of that before. Sounds very interesting
Thank you

paula · 01-06-2005, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bubbame20022003

Paula when you mention Meralax for your daughter is it because she was having hard and large stools? If you do not mind me asking. We have been struggling with my 7yr old for the last year if he does not pass a bowel movement everyday or even every other day he soils his pants. I have to either give him an enema or have him eat a couple of slices of apple with peanut butter everyday to make him go and usually it is so big that we cannot even flush the toliet I have to put on plastic gloves and dish it out. (sorry to be so gross). Sorry to go off topic

Been there and had to do ALL of that!!!
She has had BM problems since birth! All in all I have realized that she has a problem with milk. Any more than 1 glass a day will cause her to have BM problems.
Anyway, a year ago (she was 3 at the time) we would go through the ordeal of her crying b/c it hurt her to have a BM (too large to pass), so she would hold it in. I brought her to a pedi-gastrologist and he prescribed her the miralax. Its a powder that mixes well into any drink. No taste, dissolves quickly.... and is very effective! She doesnt even realize that its in her drink.
When I notice that she hasnt had a BM in a couple of days, I start giving her the miralax, usually she will produce something by the next day. :)
great topic, eh?

rachelsroses · 01-06-2005, 01:01 PM

Mary

I really appreciate your post. Having recently had constipation, all of your experiences should help me in the future, when I get banded.

**Jack** · 01-06-2005, 01:09 PM

some people don't have the enzyme to digest milk sugar....and some kids have a kind of allergic response to cow milk....try a little goat milk or soy milk in it's place to see if it helps...there's tons of nutritional treatment for relief of a wide range of complaints....best advise is to hunt down a local practitioner who specializes in such an approach....

re: "milk allergies" when you consider something on the order of 75% of the world population considers 'cow milk' consumption, especially beyond childhood, there must be something to it....note also the rise of "Lact-aid" and similar products that are an enzyme supplement that does break down milk sugar...

'Lactase' enzyme breaks down 'lactose' the milk sugar....and many people, especially of Mediterranean genetics, do not have this enzyme present in their system...

repeated bouts of infantile colic are one hint of 'lactose intolerance' though by all means not the only cause....just one of the more common cause that's pretty easy to check out...

cheers....

Mita · 01-06-2005, 02:55 PM

Thank you Paula & Jack
When I started to realize that he was not having accidents just to have them I started monitoring when he would have a B/M I swear there were days he would no sooner shower that by the time he got his undees on he would leak. So of course the Enema but I hated to do that to him. Did some research on the Web and came up with a name for it and he showed all the signs holding it not going when his tummy gave him the signal and of course he would be to far gone by then I cut out all milk products and again he would do the same thing so I ruled out the dairy products. We are working on it day by day and hopefully he will get better and we can find something that will help him out. I usually have to check him every day cause there are times he does not even realize that he soiled his underpants.

leatha_g · 01-06-2005, 03:46 PM

I forgot to mention. Most all sugar-free candies have an ingredient called malitol in them. This can also aid in getting things moving.

**Jack** · 01-06-2005, 03:49 PM

I'm not trying to deep too deep here....how old is he, and does this deviate from an earlier better bowel/toilet function?

...The phrase "by the time he got his undees on he would leak. So of course the Enema" may put his 'admission' of the event into a denial category, if you see what I mean...

and usually a trial of about a week off bovine dairy will tell that story...just a few days isn't quite enough...

good luck, I'm glad I don't have to deal with that problem....

paula · 01-06-2005, 06:25 PM

Mary, this is such a delicate situation especially when it deals with a child. At 7 years old (the age of your son) they start getting self conscience. And if any of his friends find this out... well, you know how cruel kids are! :(

What made me bring my 3yr old to the doctor is the fact that having to do this ritual of events just to get her to poop was not normal. My pediatrician didnt help. It wasnt until I brought her to the specialist that I realized that there are other kids out there with these kinds of problems - not just mine! Its actually commen.
You may want to inquire about the miralax, or try the advice Jack recommended with skipping all dairy products for a longer period of time.

Good luck, and know that you are NOT alone!

HarleyNana · 01-06-2005, 08:55 PM

Leatha, the s/f candy just gives me gas, no poop.

Mita · 01-07-2005, 10:18 AM

Thank you all for your kind replies concerning my son's problem. I have asked the Dr to give me the name of a speacialist that works with Children to address what more I can do for him.

Jack the leaking is caused when the stool is so hard and big inside him that any new feces leaks around the old thus leaking. It is called Encopresis

Paula - You are so right about how children can be cruel so far no one other than the grown ups in the family and at school know.

Leatha I did not know that about the sugar free candies - thanks

Thank you all again