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Suggest Remedy For Lazy Bowel Syndrome
my grandson is 2 years old and finds it very hard too do a poo it has beeb sugested he may have lazy bowel syndrome wat kind of treatment does this entail hopefully not on medication for a long time he gets in a lot of pain with it he has very good diet and we cant understand how he is like this thankyou linda bradley x
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
Dear parent, you can use lactulose syrup 3 times daily to avoid constipation. also there are some measures you need to follow to avoid recurrence of constipation. you should make sure the child is adequately hydrated with 8 cups of fluids daily one of them should be fresh orange juice. the child should follow a high fiber diet as bran , leafy vegetables as lettuce and fruits as vegetables.
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