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Suggest Treatment For Constipation With Black Colored Stool

Hello I have a 2 year old daughter that is always constipated her doctor has her on laxative she has time she can use the bathroom with no problem than she has time she can t and if she do it is very hard dark brown. Today she use the bathroom and the first half was light brown than the other half to me looked black but she had no pains. This is the first time she ever had two different color stool mix. What should I do I am very concern and scare
Sat, 10 Sep 2016
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your daughter is probably having a functional constipation which is there no serious organic cause of it and this is diagnosed with a careful history and a complete physical exam
however the laxatives should be used regularly and dose is adjusted according to the consistency of the stool and the frequency of bowel habits
dietary changes are helpful including fibers and increasing water intake
you can feed her in the morning with appropriate amount of water then if she's toilet trained try to make her go to bathroom and try to pass a motion if it's done regularly it's very helpful
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Suggest Treatment For Constipation With Black Colored Stool

your daughter is probably having a functional constipation which is there no serious organic cause of it and this is diagnosed with a careful history and a complete physical exam however the laxatives should be used regularly and dose is adjusted according to the consistency of the stool and the frequency of bowel habits dietary changes are helpful including fibers and increasing water intake you can feed her in the morning with appropriate amount of water then if she s toilet trained try to make her go to bathroom and try to pass a motion if it s done regularly it s very helpful I hope this answers your question