Jun

29

Infant Constipation

June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

As many infants do, my daughter experienced constipation issues after we started giving her solid food when she was a little over 6 months old.  A very good friend of mine recommended I start my daughter on oatmeal cereal as opposed to rice cereal so I thought I would be free of any infant constipation issues.  I learned later that the vast majority of babies suffer from constipation after starting on solid food so I had to find something that would help. 

I am not someone who automatically turns to medication when a health issue occurs so we started with the most natural product I could think of which is prunes.  Knowing that my daughter was not the first baby to ever experience constipation, I knew there had to be a safe prune product available on the market.  To my delight, Gerber has a variety of juices, one of which is apple/prune juice, so we started with a couple of tablespoons mixed with her cereal one day a week.  This mixture did not seem to have quite the speedy effect I was hoping so we increased the timeframe to two or three days a week.  This helped somewhat, but it was difficult once we introduced the vegetables along with the one feeding of cereal a day, to regulate the amount of apple/prune juice. 

Anyone who has had to watch their child experience pain knows how helpless you feel when all you are able to do is comfort them.  I was not to the point where I felt I needed to poke and prod to get things moving, but I did finally buy some Fleet brand baby suppositories which I ended up not using because the following day was “diaper explosion day”.  After that we realized things worked best by giving my daughter the apple/prune juice in the cereal every other day.  It was only after all this, that I happened to look at the main ingredient in the vitamin Tri-Vi-Sol recommended by my daughter’s pediatrician which was glycerin, the same main ingredient in the suppositories that acts as a laxative.


Jun

21

Constipation - common sign of a toxic colon

June 21, 2007 | 6041 Comments

Has anyone stumbled upon the TV station that advertises the colon cleansing and been the slightest bit curious?  I know some say that a toxic colon can cause many health issues, one being chronic constipation, but I’m wondering how vital it is to have this cleansing done on a routine basis.  You can read more about the colon cleansing process on this site, but if anyone is willing to admit, I would be interested to hear if you have experienced a cleansing and felt it was worth it?


Jun

12

Tasty Constipation Remedy

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Smoothies are the newest crave in our society today.  Smoothie King and Planet Smoothie are two very popular companies thriving in this business and advertise their drinks help give energy, boost metabolism and immune systems.  Well now if you have a blender and the recipes you can make your very own constipation relief smoothies.

Check out this site for the recipes. 


Jun

12

Medicine Free Constipation Remedy

June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

For those that want to fight against constipation with no medication one recommendation is to drink a compote out of fresh boiled fruit first thing in the morning.  Something about warm water in the morning gets the bowels moving. 


Jun

2

IBS-Constipation Remedy Recall

June 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Recently I was made aware that the drug Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate), a prescription medication approved for short-term treatment of women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation and for patients younger than 65 with chronic constipation, was recalled after new data showed that a statistically significant number of cardiovascular problems occurred in patients.

For more information, go to this site.