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Chronic constpation in 2.5 year old son

Hello,
I hope some of you will be able to help me.
My son is 2.5 and was always regular. He would go twice a day and then once a day and his stools were soft. He always drank a lot of water and his nappies were always soaked. Then he started to have drier stool which looked like hard balls. He didn't appear to have much problem expelling these. Now his stool is always had to expel whether hard or soft. He says he doesn't have pain but he obviously has to strain a lot. I have tried Nux vomica (c30), Bryonia (c30), Collinsonia (c30)and Silcea (c30) they were all one dose but I cannnot say I saw and improvement. I also gave him sulphur c200 in the hope that his symptoms would become clearer but it appreared to make no difference. I have currently stopped giving him any remedies and am giving him fig juice and fibre. His sister was born 4 months ago. To summarise:
2.5 year old boy
Passes stool every 3rd day
Great deal of straining involved whether the stool is soft or not (he claims not to have pain)
Passes wind more frequently before passing stool
He appears to experience pressure between his stools because he will sometimes think he has passed a stool when he hasn't
Part of his anus becomes distended afterwards
He craves sweets and chocolates, especially chocolates
Loves to drink out of his bottle and can drink huge amounts. He drinks much less from a cup.
He is a big solid child with fine hair and uneven pigmentation (I used to give him kalium sulphuricum d6 for this)
He sleeps well (12 hours a day) often talks in his sleep
he has become more fussy about food, he doesn't like vegetables but lives rice and pasta with sauces. He doesn't like meat and will only eat minced meat in bolognese and lasagne.
Thanks so much for your help.
Kind regards,
Dunmola
 
  Dunmola on 2007-10-29
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
please try (opium-6c) one dose twise a day only 2 days then stop after week repot me back,OK
thanks
faisal
 
faisal qureshi last decade
Please try Alumina-30 ( three drops per dose in a little water thrice a day) and report after a week. Please Stop all other remedies.


dr. mahfooz
 
Mahfoozurrehman last decade
Dear Faisal and Dr Mahfooz,

Thanks very much for your advice and for replying so promptly. I am going to try the Alumina because I have the remedy at home.
By the way I forgot to mention that my son became fearful of the dark, road sweepers, loud noises in general and animals.

Thanks very, very much to you both.I will let you know what happens.

Kind regards,

Dunmola
 
Dunmola last decade
Dear Dr Mahfooz,

Thanks very much for your advice. I know that one week isn't up yet but I'm getting increasingly worried about my son's constipation. He seems to have no urging whatsoever and when the stool is passed it appears to be one huge lump and suprisingly dry considering the amount ofliquid he consumes.
The good news is that there was no distention in his anus so I take that to mean he was not straining as much. Are there any natural remedies I can give him? I'm currently giving him fig syrup and have increased his fibre. He doesn't eat vegetables unfortunately. I'm beginning to wonder if there is an organic problem.

Thanks very much for your help.

Kind regards,

Dunmola

PS I live in Germany.
 
Dunmola last decade

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