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Suggest Remedy For Severe Constipation And Urinary Retention In A Child

my 3 yr old has not pooped in 5 days. when she does go she tries to hold it in. its always just a very small hard ball. i put her on miralax 3 wks ago it worked. she started getting constipated again but this time was worse cause she wont go at all. i ended up taking her to the ER and they said she has a ball of stool the size of a baseball in her belly which caused her to have urinary retention. she had a catheter done and had over 500cc s of pee come out. she has been on miralax now for 4 days and has had 3 enemas and still hasnt had a bowel movement. what should i do? she just cries when she has to go but cant cause its still to big and hard!!! please help!
Mon, 2 Apr 2018
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Pediatrician, Neonatology 's  Response
Hello,

Your baby is suffering from chronic constipation. In hard stool or impacted in the lower bowel, it needs to give a repeated enema. Also, a higher dose of laxative for impaction of stool required.

After treatment of current condition, baby needs to revise diet plan, also some investigations as for celiac disease, thyroid profile, ultrasound abdomen.

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

Regards,
Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal
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Suggest Remedy For Severe Constipation And Urinary Retention In A Child

Hello, Your baby is suffering from chronic constipation. In hard stool or impacted in the lower bowel, it needs to give a repeated enema. Also, a higher dose of laxative for impaction of stool required. After treatment of current condition, baby needs to revise diet plan, also some investigations as for celiac disease, thyroid profile, ultrasound abdomen. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal