Hard poo!

[mum2b2009]

Sorry for the title
my son has had really hard poos for the past few days! he is going toilet but they are hard to pass! and when he does it is like hard balls??? any help please? xx

 

[Serene123]

Is he eating food? Do he get enough fluid?

 

[Foogirl]

Drinking extra fluid will only make a difference if he is taking something like lactulose. Otherwise he'll just pee more!

What sort of diet does he have? We found that certain things would cork Abby up, bananas were the worst, and white bread too.

We would give Abby prunes once a day and that kept her moving. Lactulose is also a good thing and is available on prescription. You can also try giving some fresh orange juice (diluted) We gave Abby some diluted fruit smoothie the other day and oh my word she moved well for a few days after that!

 

[mum2b2009]

My son has a good diet of fruit and veg and drinks plenty of water through out the day. Thank you for your advice. i shall try the fruit juice and prunes. if it does not get better than i shall go to the doctors. x

 

[MrsT&Ben]

Prune juice worked well for my lo.
Hope it works

 

[mum2b2009]

Stupid question, were can you get prune juice from? i looked in sainsburys but could not find it. I have got some fresh orange juice so will see how that goes too. Thanks every one x

 

[Foogirl]

Stupid question, were can you get prune juice from? i looked in sainsburys but could not find it. I have got some fresh orange juice so will see how that goes too. Thanks every one x

You could buy some prunes in juice. If you steam then puree them you can add that to practically any meal. They do go really sticky though so add plenty of the liquid you steam off, or some boiled water.

The juice they come in certainly "moved" Abby