We have our son on a Casein-free/Gluten-free diet - he is almost 3 and has been on the diet for about one month. His constipation has COMPLETELY STOPPED. He know drinks Hemp Milk, Almond Milk and Coconut Milk. We also use Hemp Protein Powder, Blue-Green Algae, Co Enzyme Q10, Folic Acid, B6, B12, a multi-vitamin and Probiotics for his immune system and GI tract. Difference in behavior is evident - no more constipation, no more gas build-up, sleeps better. We are also using EDTA for Chelation per our Occupation Therapist - who also takes a more natural approach to medical issues, as we do. I strongly advise eliminating dairy from the diet - we are the only species that continues to consume milk (unnecessarily) after being weaned, and into adulthood - and we are consuming milk from ANOTHER species - not logical.  

My five year old son has had constipation since he was born. He also had a heniated belly button which was corrected with surgery last year. I took him to 3 different pediatricians, DAN! doctor, and a pediatric GI doctor. We tried Miralax, Activia, benefiber, karo syrup, magnesium and Vitamin C supplements, and prunes. The doctors ran a number of tests including barrium enemas and colonoscopy to no avail. You name it, we tried it! The thing that has worked best to keep it soft is eating only fruit for breakfast. However, on occasion (maybe a couple of times a month - down from once a week) we give him an enema when he gets backed up.
Good luck!  

My son is now 20yo. When he was little he had diaorrhea until he went through puberty, now he has constipation!! I use to give him water with fennel when he was young. Dont know if this is of any help  

Mirilax is the bomb, I wish we'd put it in her bottle instead of with water the first time we tried it. With her formula it works miracles.   

I definitely recommend mirilax, our pediatrician advised that to us  

yes i agree, miralax! my daughter is 5, and she has to have a half cup daily. She has had bowel issues since infancy. she had GERD as an infant and feeding issues so she was on formula till she was about 16,17mths old. If she doesnt take a lax her bowels stay packed, she will only go in small increments. It is working well.  

Yes.  

Miralax  

Try Liquid Acidophilus. It can be purchased at any health food stors. Make sure it doesn't have milk product in it. Acidophilus replaces bad bacteria in the gut with good bacteria. It helps all of us.   

The Miralax is working we stopped putting the Karo syurp in her bottles.  

Yeah, Miralax has worked for a lot of children. You should also have your kid tested for allergies. I don't think a lot parents know that allergies can be the great cause of it all! So, I would suggest you look into that too!  

Thanks everyone we'll be looking for a gastroenteritis, but we're going to try the Miralax out again. It upset her stomach the first time we tried it, but I'm going to put it in her milk bottle this time.  

A lot of fruit and water does a lot to alleviate constipation!   

My daughters on a special formula she's only 14months old.  

search the resources section for gastroenterologists in your area. They cleared up my sons bowels. Does your kid eat gluten or casein (wheat, milk products)? That could be an issue.  

Also we have state run insurance.  

No we haven't, live in Whittier, CA area if you have any recommendations.  

Have you taken son to see gastroenterologist?  

Constipation problem is what we're dealing with and we've tried prune juice and the p baby foods ect.  

Does she have more of a diarrhea problem? Or constipation? Or both?