Name: aks

Hi Hetal..i have been reading ur messages n following quite a few of them. I know you are very busy with a lot of things but I really need your help. Pls take out some time to read n reply to my post.
My son now 12 mnths old is prone to constipation since he was 1 mnth. I tried using suppositories, laxatives etc…the doc had to administer enema to him twice. He used to get a rectum prolapse. He developed anal fissures due to hard stools. A ped gastroenterologist suggested use of a laxative he sd my son is suffering fom lazy bowel movements no other prob– when this did not help I turned to homeopathy…homeopathy helped bt now when I have stopped all medication he again has problems in passing stools. I was advised to reduce his milk intake n put him on solids when he was 4-5mnths.

His diet schedule is as follows.
5-6 am – 150 ml milk
9-930 – bkfst – suji/oats cooked in milk n water (at times I give saboodana n cerelac)
11 am – 120 ml milk
1 pm – 120 ml of apple/orange/mausambi juice/coconut water/mixed veg soup
2 pm – 1 cup dalia (with moong daal n veggies)/roti soaked in daal (with veggies)+1/2 cup curd
3.45 – 4 pm – 120 ml milk
6-630 pm – papaya milk shake/ banana milk shake/mixed veg soup (add lots of palak to it with li’l cheese)/curd (if nt offered in lunch)/gerber prune apple puree
730-8 pm – biscuits (optional)
9-915 pm – 1 cup khichdi (moong daal and very li’l rice) with veggies
1030-11 pm – 180 ml milk

I give his food a tadka of jeera pwder n hing. Also tried the moong daal water with tadka that u had recommened in one of ur posts.
He gets constipated with idlis n bread. Potatoes didn’t go down with him well. I used to give raagi for bkfts bt have stopped. In fruits, he gets constipated with chikoo n apple. I am in the process of switching him to whole milk and have jst started him on toor daal. In veggies, he takes carrots (stopped for the time being), spinach, beetroot, beans, peas, lauki, pumpkin, sometimes tomatoes. I have tried prune puree bt he gets immune to everything after taking it for 3-4 times. In all, I give him abt 8 ounces of warm water in a day. Every 3rd day I have to give him a laxative  it is very upsetting pls pls help.

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