Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 A body needs a healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies should eat 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic foods. Too much sugar, starches, dairy and white foods will cause illnesses, like constipation. So increase fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans and nuts. Olive oil coldpressed is the best oil. Organic yogurt is good for the digestion and plenty of bottled water. So give your boy plenty of fruit and 3 Almonds a day. I prefer the almonds in the shells. I tried the greek organic yogurt and found it much tastier then the regular kind. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Just checking in.. I never heard back whether the boy was experiencing the desire to eliminate. It may have sounded like too weird of a question, let me explain why I was asking: If he has desire but can't/won't: consider homeopathic Nux Vomica. In the case of no desire, even for weeks- with stools that are very dry and painful- consider homeopathic Alumina. Hope he feels better soon... DesertSkyNM ------- , marjij wrote: > > Moderator's Note: Does he have the urgings to go? > DesertSkyNM > ------- > > My grandson, 12 years old has been severely constipated for a couple of > years. He holds it in because it is so painful to defecate. My son doesn't seem > to realize how serious this is and does little to help except encourage the > boy to go, threatening him with an enema if he doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Certainly look FIRST at diet. Unless there is some particular dis-ease of the digestive system.. it can usually be traced back to the diet. Try knockin' dairy out of the picture. Is he living on pizza at school? Gotta love school diets. -- Michelle Cannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Moderator's Note: Glad to hear that the group might have been of assistance.. DesertSkyNM ---- Hello dear friends, I am so grateful for all your suggestions about my grandson's constipation. I have collected them all and will send them to my son today. I have delayed doing this because when I tried to point out how serious this can be, my kids took it as a criticism of their parenting skills and did not want to hear it. But I did make one breakthrough and this is what my son just said in response to your question about whether the boy had a desire to go to the bathroom or not: " We've been doing pretty well with Eric getting him going every two days which resulted in easier painless moves that don't clog the plumbing. I've been busier as of late and have not been reminding him and his performance has slacked to 3 days, occasionally 4. It's obvious when it's been 3 or 4 days due to the clog that has to be dealt with. Fortunately this happens much more rare than in the past, so that's really good. He's asked that we remind him to go because he doesn't make the effort, forgets, I don't know. We have him draw a circle on the calendar so that he's clear when he went last which used to be a point of argument. We've now got months of records and he's generally much better. " With this positive a response to my sticking my nose into their business, I will forward all of your suggestions about what to do for the boy. This seems so incredibly elementary, the importance of elimination, but apparently people think nature will take care of itself and not to worry. But I know that " death begins in the colon " as one book is titled, and major problems are in the making right now in this boy. Thank you all for your help. One thing, if anybody knows of a bowel " cleansing " method that is advertised all the time, one that is approved for a boy of this age... he is small for his age too, so weight might make a difference... I'd like to know. All of the products on the market are for adults and my kids would hesitate to try them for a young boy. Thank you all again... I am not ungrateful for all of your help. I am collecting it, but have been afraid to forward these ideas lest they be rejected out of hand. My kids have never forgotten that I was one of those " alarmists " who prepared for Y2K !!! LOL! My track record for fear mongering is a bit of a handicap. Marji **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15 & ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Keep in mind, if you use psyllium, you have to drink lots of water and sometimes children won't drink enough. My granddaughter has an occasional problem with constipation and all she requires is a couple of bran crackers. > I can recommend a product that says for adults and children. Yerba Prima > Psyllium Whole Husks. You add it to water or juice. I believe its only sold in a > health store or online. > > Diane > > Reply: > One thing, if anybody knows of a bowel > " cleansing " method that is advertised all the time, one that is approved > for a boy > of this age... he is small for his age too, so weight might make a > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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