constipation - 16 month old

[kateyb9]

My 16 month old daughter is terribly constipated. It has only just been brought to our attention, & she has been screaming for the last 10 minutes, trying to poo...

I know coloxyl is meant for constipation, but is there anything I can do right now while she is ready to poo but nothing is coming out?

It's heartbreaking watching her go through this

Cheers

[zephani]

Go to the chemist and buy an infant suppository. The poo should come out within 5 - 15 mins.

[mim1]

I hope she's feeling better.

To prevent constipation you don't need to use coloxyl (although it sounds like a good idea for the next few days), you should just increase pear or apricot intake and keep up the fluids. I buy the puree jars of pear & banana to deal with my ds's constipation. He loves them and if I think he's heading down the route of getting constipated he has a jar of that and he's better :)