Ways to make a kid go poop??????

I wish I could help but i would be afraid that anything you give him may make his belly hurt worse... Do you have Ask a Nurse in your area.. Our local hospital has a free number you can call and talk to a nurse.. Possibly an enama because it would be coming up and not going down... Sorry not much help... Good Luck and I'm sorry your lil guy isnt doing well..

Also Riley Hospital for children, i think has a help line also.. Just tell them your here in Indiana. They will basically tell you if you need to seek emergency care or not

 

omg i had that happen when i was like 12. ok so this is what the doctors did to me, they took straight up concentraded prune juice, mixed about 3 table spoons in with a cup of orange juice, and made it sorta warm in the microwave... i don know if it will help, but it made me have to go ! ! i was in the ER too and the pain was HORRIFIC.


they also could do an enima if its an emergency it think.

 

a tablespoon of mineral oil in a glass of milk

a glass of prune juice or prunes and raisons themselves


and my dd always goes after she has a whole lot of grapes


this just happened with my nephew last week...what they did will kick in and he'll probably have really runny loose stool for a bit.

It's awful when our kiddos don't feel so good.

Praying for his recovery.

Love in Christ,
Gretchen

 

Would maybe putting a warm, wet wash cloth on his pelvis stimulate anything and maybe help him relax? Maybe a hot bath would help... I'm sorry for your son's condition. I hope he gets better

 

Could it be Psychological?

I never thought I'd be sharing this story on a thread, but here it goes, LOL.

Apparently when I was a baby or Toddler? I would refuse to poop, I would be in horrible pain, crying all day long, but would not poop, and we were told by my doctor, that some kids have this problem, they feel as though pooping is letting a part of them go, like they are loosing an arm or something? I know it sounds crazy, but I'm proof that you never know what's going on in a kids head, LOL. I'm not sure how my parents fixed the problem, but if I am able to get a hold of my mom today (She's not answering her phone right now) I'll let you know.

Good Luck....

 

Ok, so I just read that your son is 9 y/o, so my answer probably won't help, lol.

 

Sorry to here you are having this problem. Got to be horrible for your son.
I used to do a lot of work in nursing homes and frequently had constipation issues come up. We used to make a Lax-Log from dried fruit and Senna tea.

1 lb dried figs
1 lb dried prunes
1 lb dried dates
1 oz senna tea

Soak the tea in hot water-just enough to dampen, for a few minutes.

Grind everything together. You may need to add more water to soften.

Eat about 1 oz. May be less for a 9 yo.

Can be stored frozen for a long time. We actually made like 30 lbs at a time.

You can use other fruits in place of the original, like raisins; and/or strewed prunes. it's a pretty forgiving recipe. The Senna is the dynamite in the mix.

When I worked with people with Cerebral Palsy. I made the lax-log and baked it into bars.

Now for the cautions:

I have never given it to a young child, so maybe a call to OK it with your dr. is in order. Please be cautious! Especially if he is on meds.

It does work in a few hours. But NEVER NEVER NEVER eat any if you are not constipated. It causes severe cramping. I made the mistake of thinking 1 bar wouldn't hurt, after all it's just fruit and tea. It did taste good.

Good Luck,
Russ- Not to make light of you son's problem, but I went through a similiar issue with one of my rescue cats about a year ago. Just couldn't poop. Poor thing! Eventually had to have the cats colon removed. He's doing fine now.

 

I'm not sure about impaction, since that is a bit more serious than just constipation, but I've found that cod liver oil is very helpful. It's a healthy supplement in general, and it really helps my finicky intestines to keep things running smoothly. You can buy it from somewhere like Whole Foods in liquid or capsule form. I take the capsule, but I don't know if your 9 y/o could swallow them.

Alfalfa in pill form is smaller and also a great supplement and good to keep bowls moving.

When I was a kid I had problems pooping and my mom used to make me soak in a hot bath with epsom salts every night and then drink a glass of warm water with 2 tb or more of lemon juice. I drank the warm lemon juice every night when pregnant also and it reallllly helps make things move gently when you wake up the next morning!

If nothing else helps, you could try eliminating dairy and gluten from his diet for a few months. I did that last summer--no dairy for 1 month and no gluten for 6 months. It caused my body to cleanse out everything and I felt great. It seemed to clean out and reset my digestive system. I have a lot of stomach and digestive upsets, I know how miserable he must feel.

It's so scary when kids are sick. I hope he gets everything straightened out soon.