daughters constipation

i have uc.  my daughter has had severe constipation for months now.  i've been told crohn's can also cause constipation.  what can i do for her?  her doc put her on contulose liquid every day.  that didn't work so we went on miralax daily.  i finally gave her milk of mag and that worked, but she immediatly goes back to constipation.  i'm telling you i can't believe what comes out of this 4 year olds body.  it would hurt an adult!  we have an appt with our md today and he's taking an xray to see if there's a blockage.  we have an appt with our 1st pediatric gastro in 3 weeks.  what else can i do in the mean time?

the contulose, from what i've been told, is both stool softner and laxative. do they make a children's otc softner?

My granddaughter went through a period of being very constipated at about the same age. It  helped to give her added fiber by mixing Metamucil or Citrucel with 8 ounces of water or juice, or another bulk forming laxative or fiber supplements.

Let us know how you make out with the physician. Take care.

she's been on miralax for almost a week. she did go a little yesterday and today. went to our pcp yesterday. he doubled her miralax, added 1 tsp of mineral oil 2x a day, and an enema tonight and tomorrow....he wants to start with a "clean colon"....i'm a little worried about administering the enema!!!

Yogurt might help. Also, more fiber like cooked vegies, fruit, and cereal with high fiber content.

Avoid rice while she is constipated, because it can make it worse. 

Nanners,

I hope Crohn's is not the future for your dear Grandaughter either. I was always having to use some means of helping my Daughter go and amazing how many things did not work all that well. Suppositories as a baby, Castoria as a toddler working our way up to Citrucel. I remember Magnesium Citrate coming right back up when she tried that, mineral oil did not work, nor stool softeners. I think I remember administering an enema or two. Always stayed on top of her diet, lots of fiber hoping that she would just go naturally/regular which she did sometimes. Luckily she was a good healthy, non-picky eater, still is at 25. The large, hard stool used to just flabbergast us. Potty training for bowels was a REAL chore.

I remember one time and one time only my Daughter had "D" and that was the day we brought her home from the hospital after her birth. From that day forward it was pretty much "C" from then on.

Crohnie Yogi,

Yep, my Daughter was considered a bright child! I also found that any change in Daughter's daily routine/schedule would throw her off horribly like going on vacation or staying at Grandma's for a few days. I used to think she had a fear of using "other" toilets.

we've been givng her tons of apple juice, fiber one bars, apples, you name it. she's gone some the past couple of days, just waiting to see what happens.....we go to the ped gi on feb 11th.

it has helped tremendously, along with the mineral oil.  we go to see the ped gastro on monday...hoping to get some answeres as to why she chronically has the proble,...thanks for the responses!