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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation And Fecal Impaction
My 9 year old granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with chronic constipation with faecal impaction she has suffered with constipation from toddler age she has a fissure which makes her hold her poo in she was treated in hospital for 9 days she started having colonlytey every hour from 7am to 7pm she was discharged on the 27th of April with a follow up abdominal X-ray to be formed 4 days later the film showed she was still impacted and that we change her back to movicol 4 scoops twice a day, however she is continuing to hold her poo in and is showing signs of a distended tummy again
Consult a paediatrician and get an enema done to pass the motion. Sometimes manual removal has to be done. You can give him laxative syrups like lactulose for smooth bowel movements.
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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation And Fecal Impaction
Hello, Consult a paediatrician and get an enema done to pass the motion. Sometimes manual removal has to be done. You can give him laxative syrups like lactulose for smooth bowel movements. Get a thyroid function as hypothyroidism can cause chronic constipation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician