CONSTIPATION
- WHY IS CONSTIPATION SO PROBLEMATIC?
- HOW DO WE DEFINE CONSTIPATION?
- WILL KIDS REALLY GO DAYS OR WEEKS BETWEEN NORMAL BOWEL MOVEMENTS?
- CAN A CHILD STOOL DAILY AND STILL BE CONSTIPATED?
- IS THERE A TARGET AGE FOR THIS PROBLEM?
- IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT IN THIS AGE?
- YOU TALK ABOUT CONSTIPATION BEING A CYCLE. HOW DOES THIS CYCLE GET OUT OF HAND?
- AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES THIS A SNEAKY PROBLEM—CHILD IS ACTUALLY APPEARING OKAY FOR LONG STRETCHES BECAUSE THEY CAN HOLD A LOT OF STOOL IN A DISTENDED COLON OVER MONTHS AND YEARS…
- WHAT IS NORMAL STOOLING FOR INFANTS?
- HOW DO WE TREAT CONSTIPATION FOR INFANTS?
- WHAT IS A MUSHER?
- AND WHAT IS A PUSHER?
- HOW DO YOU USE MUSHERS AND PUSHERS FOR INFANTS?
- WHAT IS NORMAL STOOLING FOR OLDER KIDS?
- LET’S TALK ABOUT TREATING CONSTIPATION IN OLDER KIDS. THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO THIS:
- A COLON CLEAN-OUT,
- DAILY MEDICATION AND THEN
- RETRAINING THE BODY.
- CLEAN-OUT FIRST. IS THIS LIKE A COLONOSCOPY CLEAN-OUT?
- NEXT COMES OUR DAILY MEDICATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE
- HOW DO YOU USE MUSHERS AND PUSHERS HERE?
- SIDE QUESTION: HOW SUCCESSFUL IS INCREASING FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN PICKY KIDS?
- LAST BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS THE TACTICAL POOP
- WHO DOESN’T WANT TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT POOPING?
- MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT HOW LONG SHOULD WE PLAN TO TREAT?
- ARE THERE THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE CONSTIPATION BUT AREN’T?
- WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR JOURNALING PAIN?
- WHAT IS IT ABOUT JOURNALING THAT IS HELPFUL?
- AND THIS HELPS TO REALLY NARROW DOWN THE DIFFERENTIAL OF PROBLEMS TO AVOID EXCESSIVE TESTING LIKE BLOOD TESTS AND IMAGING STUDIES.
THIS HAS BEEN A FUN AND HELPFUL JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF CONSTIPATION.
CONSTIPATION AND HOME BOWEL PROGRAM FROM PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL:
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ckr-ext/Dcmnt?ncid=520408179
PCMC Video:
https://youtu.be/pNagQup0Upg
