Jul
21
Brief Constipation Video
July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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 | 5720 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?
May
15
What’s your bowel movement schedule? While visiting missionaries in Uganda, Africa in ‘95 we were asked that question every day simply because we were in a different country and our surroundings could cause some irregular bowels and potentially lead to other issues. We’ve all heard statements that a normal, healthy individual should have 3 bowel movements a day, but if you are a person that does not fall into that category there is no need for concern.
From NIA Publications:
People often worry too much about having a bowel movement every day. There is no right number of daily or weekly bowel movements. Being regular is different for each person. For some people, it can mean bowel movements twice a day. For others, movements just three times a week are normal.
Questions to Ask Some doctors suggest asking these questions to decide if you are constipated:
- Do you often have fewer than three bowel movements a week?
- Do you often have a hard time passing stools?
- Are stools often lumpy or hard?
- Do you have a feeling of being blocked or of not having fully emptied your bowel?
Did you answer “yes” to one or more of these questions? If so, you may have a constipation problem. Otherwise, you probably do not.
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