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Suggest Treatment For Constipation

My daugter 4 years old, passes a very hard stool 6 monthes later since that she is passing stool every 5 dayes with the help of fleet enema and stool softners Lacteulose syrup. Her stool is soft but she can not have a bowel movement unless we give her an enema she holds the stool and afraid of passing it, by the way we are going for recreation once a week and she stays at home all the week with less physical activities.

Fri, 9 Mar 2018
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Hello,

Some advice that I can give to you is:

- Continue with the laxatives
- Drink more water
- Eat more fiber, especially soluble, non-fermentable fiber
- Exercise more
- Take senna, an herbal laxative
- Eat probiotic foods or take probiotic supplements

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Suggest Treatment For Constipation

Hello, Some advice that I can give to you is: - Continue with the laxatives - Drink more water - Eat more fiber, especially soluble, non-fermentable fiber - Exercise more - Take senna, an herbal laxative - Eat probiotic foods or take probiotic supplements Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi