Warning:Constipation & Parachoc!

[ReecesMum]

Hi there,

Most of you know the story bout my 19 month old son with SOD(septo optic dysplasia),severe brain damage,severe developement delay etc..He has suffered extreme constipation for several months now and i have tried everything from prunes,pears,coloxyl drops etc..I was told about parachoc and asked my GP about it and he said it should be ok to use with my son.I finally found it the other day and have yet to use it because i read the label and it says the following:

DOSAGE:
Adequate dosage is that dose which produces on soft motion without leakage of parrafin oil.Doses to be taken not less than 2 hours before lying down.Do not give Parachoc to a struggling,uncooperative child. Parachoc is dangerous if it gets in the lungs.

CAUTION:
Parachoc shouldNOT BE USED in the presence of UNEXPLAINED ABDOMINAL PAIN,NAUSEA OR VOMITING.Parachoc should NOT BE USED by children with SEVERE DISTRESS,WITH SEVERE DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR WITH REFLUX as there is an increased risk of aspiration(parrafin oil being regurgitated and inhaled into the lungs).

Do any mothers out there use parachoc in any of these circumstances.If so how do you tell if your child has abdominal pain,nausea,reflux? As i can never tell if he has them.And don't all babys regurgitate their food sometimes or wouldn't burping even release parraffin oil?Would really like to help my son with his constipation but am worried about using Parachoc so have opted against it.

ReecesMum. :angel:

[sunshyne]

Hi Reecesmum, i used Parachoc a lot when my eldest was little, i could not have survived with out it. BUT she is "normal" (dont really like that word) with no such problems. But i did give it to her before bed time a couple of times - which the label says not to. This is a hard one, as i really do think it works but when the label reads like that what do you do.

My other dd is down syndrome and i am sure i would give it to her if the need arises.

Sorry i dont think i have been much help.

[sunshyne]

Just had a thought, our Chemist is really good and approachable, could you ask your Chemist??

[kiwibird27]

I would talk to a paed, GP often don't have enough specialist training!!! Moovacol is used alot at the childrens hospital

[jaimmdee]

My son has severe spastic CP which can results in chronic constipation that has required hospitalization. We did try Parachoc briefly but I never really felt comfortable with it due to the risk of aspiration. It didn't really do anything more than coloxyl anyway (which we found to be useless). Of all the laxatives on the market, we have had the most success with Moovicol though it does take a few days to kick in. We now do an alternative therapy which consists of something similar to a abdomen massage and the beneficial side effect is that is cleared up the constipation.

Hope this help,
Jacqui