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5 Year Old, Soft Sticky Stools, Diarrhea. Taking Movicol, Large Hard Stools. Treatment?

My 5 year old is passing soft sticky stool like small stones maybe one between every 5-10 minutes and we have given him movicol and the frequency increased with the same size of stool and soft stool again sticky , inside the sides of the bottom. This morning he passed a stool nearly able to hold in 4 fingers, large hard stool. what can i do and how can I help him.
Sat, 16 Feb 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your query,
Your child seems to have functional constipation due to which he is passing sticky stone like stools.
Give more dietary fiber rich food in his regular diet on daily basis.
Dietary fiber present in vegetables, fruits and green leafy vegetables.
Give plenty of oral fluids and water.
Ask him to sit in toilet for 10 minutes daily.
And you can give lactulose syrup in prescribed dose daily till the stool becomes soft.
Hope I have answered your query.
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5 Year Old, Soft Sticky Stools, Diarrhea. Taking Movicol, Large Hard Stools. Treatment?

Hi, Thank you for your query, Your child seems to have functional constipation due to which he is passing sticky stone like stools. Give more dietary fiber rich food in his regular diet on daily basis. Dietary fiber present in vegetables, fruits and green leafy vegetables. Give plenty of oral fluids and water. Ask him to sit in toilet for 10 minutes daily. And you can give lactulose syrup in prescribed dose daily till the stool becomes soft. Hope I have answered your query.