Post by countrygrl112 on Dec 12, 2014 7:58:16 GMT -5
Doctor update:
It's a lot more common in small children than you would think. The majority of cases out grow it in a few months. It can be caused by either constipation or diarrhea. So to help it resolve, you feed the kid a diet to cause the opposite problem. So DD will be on a constipating diet for a few months. Basically, bulking up the stool instead of softening it up. Which is hard as she likes fruit, etc.
He did say to get her back potty training soon. Position shouldn't make a difference, she's just freaked out by our reaction so she has regressed. She's back to doing fairly well peeing on the potty so I'm going to give her a couple days as we have some places to be this weekend, then back to trying to poop on the potty too.
I need to call one of the nurses there. She is a long term bowel management expert. Doc said a lot of questions I may have, she would know more as she deals with it more than he does. I'm going to call and get more ideas on what to feed her. I want to constipate her but not malnourish her. I'm hoping we can add back in diary now. And sweets on occasion. Poor girl just wants her hot cocoa after playing outside! lol
We took her to the mall after with the intentions of seeing Santa. But he was on break. DD decided she didn't want to see him anyway (which is fine as one pic was $17!) so we took her on the carousel. Then I snuck into Build-a-Bear to check on the prices. Surprising affordable as long as you don't get all the accessories. So she got to build a bear too. She loved that!!
It's a lot more common in small children than you would think. The majority of cases out grow it in a few months. It can be caused by either constipation or diarrhea. So to help it resolve, you feed the kid a diet to cause the opposite problem. So DD will be on a constipating diet for a few months. Basically, bulking up the stool instead of softening it up. Which is hard as she likes fruit, etc.
He did say to get her back potty training soon. Position shouldn't make a difference, she's just freaked out by our reaction so she has regressed. She's back to doing fairly well peeing on the potty so I'm going to give her a couple days as we have some places to be this weekend, then back to trying to poop on the potty too.
I need to call one of the nurses there. She is a long term bowel management expert. Doc said a lot of questions I may have, she would know more as she deals with it more than he does. I'm going to call and get more ideas on what to feed her. I want to constipate her but not malnourish her. I'm hoping we can add back in diary now. And sweets on occasion. Poor girl just wants her hot cocoa after playing outside! lol
We took her to the mall after with the intentions of seeing Santa. But he was on break. DD decided she didn't want to see him anyway (which is fine as one pic was $17!) so we took her on the carousel. Then I snuck into Build-a-Bear to check on the prices. Surprising affordable as long as you don't get all the accessories. So she got to build a bear too. She loved that!!
