Difference between revisions of "Tips for Constipation in Babies & Toddlers"

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# lots and lots of fluids
 
# lots and lots of fluids
 
# orange/prune juice  
 
# orange/prune juice  
# cycling legs (get little uns to lie down and bend their legs and knees to the chest. We do it to row row row your boat)  
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# cycling legs (get little uns to lie down and bend their legs and knees to the chest.  
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We do it to row row row your boat)  
 
# a warm bath
 
# a warm bath
 
# apple juice  
 
# apple juice  
 
# warm water with some brown sugar in it  
 
# warm water with some brown sugar in it  
 
# rub/massage their tummies
 
# rub/massage their tummies
# linseeds (for toddlers). Add them to anything they eat from cereal to soups and casserole and even pasta. You can buy them ground as well as whole from all supermarkets and health shops
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# linseeds (for toddlers). Add them to anything they eat from cereal to soups and casserole and even pasta.  
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You can buy them ground as well as whole from all supermarkets and health shops
 
# Prunes blended with two pieces of tinned peaches into a puree
 
# Prunes blended with two pieces of tinned peaches into a puree
 
# Movicol or Lactulose (also called Duphalac)  
 
# Movicol or Lactulose (also called Duphalac)  

Revision as of 22:41, 28 May 2013

  1. lots and lots of fluids
  2. orange/prune juice
  3. cycling legs (get little uns to lie down and bend their legs and knees to the chest.

We do it to row row row your boat)

  1. a warm bath
  2. apple juice
  3. warm water with some brown sugar in it
  4. rub/massage their tummies
  5. linseeds (for toddlers). Add them to anything they eat from cereal to soups and casserole and even pasta.

You can buy them ground as well as whole from all supermarkets and health shops

  1. Prunes blended with two pieces of tinned peaches into a puree
  2. Movicol or Lactulose (also called Duphalac)
  3. Anything with skin on will help, e.g. beans, apricots, potatoes
  4. Prunes mashed in porridge
  5. Linseed or oatbran disguised in weetabix or porridge is good

PLEASE add to this list!


--Mad Margaret (talk) Mad Margaret 22:27, 28 May 2013 (UTC)