Constipation had a debilitating effect on our special needs child and on everyone in our family who had to watch and hear her suffering so often from her 2nd through to her 6th or 7th year. Through trial and error, research, and seeking to learn from others (doctors, therapists, holistic practitioners, online acquaintances, and more) who had walked the path, we were able to shift from the medication-intensive approach to constipation management that we’d used with our doctor’s guidance to a much more natural and holistic approach. This has been so successful that we have not relied on enemas or suppositories for at least 3 years.
Tune in for the first of 2 episodes in which I share the 7 approaches that make up our system for boosting gut motility and significantly reducing constipation in our special needs child. I explore some of these further, including by providing a massage diagram, in my book “Lighting the Path: Leaning into a Hopeful Future as a Special Needs Parent”.
Find the book in printed and electronic formats here: https://books2read.com/lightingthepath on Amazon and a host of other bookstores.
Interested in making your own callaloo? Try making this recipe https://youtu.be/R6CNlHi-sM0 (skip the peppers and any added meat the first time) and write me at marcia@marcianb.com to let me know if it works and how good it tastes!
