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Child Having Problems Having Bowel Movement, Stomach Pains, Headaches. Solution?

Hi, my 6yr old son has had stomach and toileing problems from birth. My doc has give him all sorts of meds including movicol pead, he eats very little and even when he has past stools he has for days on end stomach pains aswel as headaches . My partner and I have tried everything but nothing seems to work what could it be?
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM.

Thank you for your query.

It appears that your son is suffering from constipation. Constipation is just a symptom and is mostly associated with some underlying cause. Some of the causes for constipation are:
-Inadequate water intake
-Inadequate fiber in food
-Daily change in eating habits
-Stress
-Excessive dairy products
-Hemorrhoids
-Hypothyroidism
-Medication
-Eating disorders
-Irritable bowel syndrome
-Depression
-Antacids or laxatives use in excess can also cause this

Please discuss this topic in detail with your sons pediatrician. In the meantime you could make the following changes:
-Increased water intake
-Increased fibers in diet (beans, sprouts, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc.)
-Warm liquids in the morning
-Prunes and cereal
-Stool softeners

I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications. I would gladly help you.

Best wishes.
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Child Having Problems Having Bowel Movement, Stomach Pains, Headaches. Solution?

Hello and welcome to HCM. Thank you for your query. It appears that your son is suffering from constipation. Constipation is just a symptom and is mostly associated with some underlying cause. Some of the causes for constipation are: -Inadequate water intake -Inadequate fiber in food -Daily change in eating habits -Stress -Excessive dairy products -Hemorrhoids -Hypothyroidism -Medication -Eating disorders -Irritable bowel syndrome -Depression -Antacids or laxatives use in excess can also cause this Please discuss this topic in detail with your sons pediatrician. In the meantime you could make the following changes: -Increased water intake -Increased fibers in diet (beans, sprouts, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc.) -Warm liquids in the morning -Prunes and cereal -Stool softeners I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications. I would gladly help you. Best wishes.