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Baby Screams With Every Bowel Movement

by Anonymous

I have a 9 month old son. He has been doing this for months and Dr. doesn't seem to know what is wrong.

He screams in pain every bowel movement. Soft or hard. Every time; some times twice a day. I need help finding out what is wrong.







Baby Help Line Response:

Hi dear mom!

Poor boy, this must be so hard for both him and you.

Has he ever been constipated? I know babies can sometimes develop a fear for having bowel movements due to it being hard and painful in the past. If that could be the case, and if you have started with solid foods, then maybe giving him foods that really prevent hard stools for a while could help him learn that passing stools is not dangerous. You might even want to give him infant glycerin suppositories during a week or so to really make sure that passing stools does not hurt.

It is really hard to know what is causing his discomfort and my top advice to you is to get a second opinion from another pediatrician.

Does you baby show any signs of illness, such as poor appetite and weight gain? He is not having any diaper rash that could cause him pain? Are there any variations at all in his reactions to pooping depending on what he has eaten, or if the stools are soft or hard etc? Try gathering as much information as possible about your son's situation and take him to a new doctor and make sure it is a pediatrician.

I really wish you good luck! And please let me know how things work out for you.

/Paula





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Baby Screams With Every Bowel Movement

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Mar 21, 2008
 hi Paula
by: Anonymous

Dear mom, this is something common with my son.
When he was around 7 months I started him solids, hard stool is becoz of some particular
food they eat, at times it may be becoz of insufficient water, so give him lots of water to drink, give him some fruit juices, avoid giving bananas, it might cause constipation for some kids, give little bit of prune juice diluted with water it will help to reduce constipation.
I use to give little bit of diluted prune juice for my baby after his lunch, one more thing is if the quantity of food is insufficient the baby will not pooph,
pls give sufficient liquids and juice to ur baby.. Good Luck
Mar 22, 2008
 Going to specialist in two months
by: Anonymous

In two months Jonah(then 9 mth old) is to go to a specialist. It is not common constipation. We have tried everything from changing formula, soy(which he seems to be allergic to) Hoping to find something soon. Thanks for trying. Hope to tell you something soon.
Mar 23, 2008
 Good with a specialist!
by: Paula

Hi!

I'm happy to hear that your son will get access to a specialist, although I can imagine that two months must feel like a million years for you! I really, really wish you good luck!

Please let us all know about his progress!

/Paula
Apr 05, 2008
 Response to Anonymous
by: Anonymous

Anonymous,
I totally understand your concerns! We have the exact same issue. Extreme pain every time my 1-yr old has a bowel movement no matter if it is loose or slightly formed. Our doctor seems to dismiss it as a conditioned response to probably constipation. However, you know when your baby is in sheer pain and when she is just straining or scared to go - she is in pain. She goes at least twice a day as well. Most diapers are loose because we were put on Miralax b/c the constipation diagnosis is the only answer I can get.
We finally went to see a Pediatric GI doctor this past week. We are waiting on test results for Celiac Disease or possibly a build up on bad bacteria (from being on several antibiotics for ear infections months back).
I am not sure either fits us perfectly, but I am just happy to have someone listen to us and truct my mother instict that this "is not right"!
Have you all had any food sensitivies or allergic reactions?
May 28, 2008
 Help!
by: Anonymous

Finally! I found someone who knows what me and my baby are going through! When my baby boy turned 6 months old he started SCREAMING with every bowel movement. He was diagnosed with a rectal fissure which healed completely in one week. The screaming continued though. He is now 10 months old. He has about 3 bowel movements per day(he will stop going because of the pain). I have been to two ped. docs and they say that he is afraid of pain and associates it with the recal fissure pain and will react to fear of it hurting. There is no question in my mind that he is in agony. It is NOT an issue of constipation, he does not have problems with that. I live in a very small town and do not have access to specialists. I do not know if I should take the MD's advice and "forget about it, he's fine" or go somewhere where there is a specialist. I would go wherever I needed to to get him help. Those who posted earlier and had testing done, what did you find out and do you have any advice for me?
May 29, 2008
 Baby Screams With Every Bowel Movement
by: Anonymous

My son is now 17 months old. At one year, his too sudden transition from formula to whole milk resulted in constipation and then some very hard stools. This was agonizing for him. We reintroduced formula and began a much more gradual and nuanced transition to whole milk. This didn't seem to make much of a difference. Subsequently, our pediatrician recommended a stool softener - Miralax - which he has been taking for the better part of 5 months. His stools are all soft but each bowel movement - one or two daily - is preceded by some moaning and agitation and then the actual passing results in crying. He is suffering. It's time for a pediatric gastroenterologist. I will report back to this site on our findings hoping that they might be of some use to the others with this issue. Given the possibilities, a confirmation that this is our son STILL associating his b.m. with the trauma of several months ago would be something of a relief. However, i am not really buying it.
Jun 22, 2008
 My baby is 8 months old with hard stools and rolling her stomach
by: Anonymous

Ive been to 3 ped gi doctors and they all say that i should give juice or MOM and now the new one is say to try caro syrup. If that doesn't work then a biopsy which i dont want to do. He mentioned Hirshsprungs but the other docs said probably not. I am so upset about this because she strains and turns bright red and cries. Her stools are like rocks and sometimes it just gets stuck adn she can't get it out all the way. I thought maybe the opening was too small but no one seems to want to chek that. Please help
Aug 21, 2008
 My 7 month old son has the same bowel issue
by: A new mom, afraid...

I have been to the ped. 3 times for this and she put him on the Karo syrup and hot baths, then she told me to try Vaseline and a thermometer and stimulate his tush. We have tried everything even changing diet and trying only formula. Nothing is working!

The doctor just says he is constipated, I KNOW he is in pain and that things are not right he has always cried when he has a bowel movement but the last month it has turned to screaming in pain, red face, doubling over. I can't stand it any more and no one listens. So I am calling a specialist in the morning. I found this site tonight and am so glad I am not alone.

If anyone has advice or a comment please respond...

A new mom, afraid...
Sep 05, 2008
 Baby Screams With Every Bowel Movement
by: Anonymous

My 6 week old baby does this too and he has never been constipated. His stool is loose. My doctor told me it might be a tear - a fisure (sp?). We are going to the hospital to get it checked out next week.
Sep 05, 2008
 Going to Pediatric Gastroenterologists on the 11th
by: Anonymous

Well after two weeks of Emergency room visits and doctors offices(for lack of bowel movements), the hospitol called a Pediatric gastroenterologist because aparently there is no reason my son should not be pooing.

The P-GI thinks that there is something wrong and is doing an extensive work up to find the problem. We have tried prunes, kyro syrup, water, sapositories, enemas and manual pulling and my poor baby has been tortured.

So I am greatful that someone finally listened and didnt just think that I was an over concerned new mother. Thank you for you input and your comments. I will post what the doctor said after the apointment.
Sep 06, 2008
 Great!
by: Baby Help Line

I'm so glad to hear that you are finally getting help! It takes the right doctor to actually listen, doesn't it!?

But a friend of mine who went to med. school some time ago told me that they were taught specifically that if anyone knows if something is wrong with the baby, it is the mother...

Let us know how things proceed.

Best of luck to you and your baby!

/Paula
Sep 23, 2008
 My daughter is 9 months and also SCREAMS with every Bowel Moviment
by: Anonymous

I am glad I am not alone. I am really concern about her condition. Her stool is hard, but even soft she screams for 10 minutes until it is complete off. I don't know what to do. The pediatrician told us her condition is normal. I am giving lots of water and prunes, but it doesn't get better.

It is interesting lots of babies at the same age have the same condition, hein? But as a mother I am very frustrated. Seeking for other pediatrician. Looking forward hear from all of you and hoping always for a positive outcome.
Sep 23, 2008
 Update
by: Anonymous

I posted in May re: my baby boy. The Doctor started him on Mineral Oil in the beginning of July. I couldn't believe how much mineral oil he has him taking! We are slowly trying to take him off it. The doctor's thinking is that my baby is withholding BM's because he is afraid it will hurt....thus making himself constipated. The mineral oil has made my baby VERY "loose". But, he has not been able to hold back the BM and he has not cried with bowel movements since.

Something that I am concerned about is that as we are slowly taking him off the mineral oil, his stools are becoming more formed. If I go less then 1 tablespoon daily, he will start screaming again with every bowel movement.

I would have thought that 3 months would be a long enough break for him to "forget" about associating pain with BM's. I don't know if we are on the right track and just need to continue with what we are doing....or if something else is going on and we are just prolonging it.

Good luck to each of you!
Sep 23, 2008
 Pediatric G.I.
by: A new mom afraid

well the pediatric gastroenterologist examined my 7 month old son and said that he has an extremely enlarged anus and rectum, when he eats the poo gets stuck and builds up in the enlarged area and gets hard and huge. Then when it starts to pass its so large it stretches and tears his rectum. (thats the screaming)

The Dr. said he was miss diagnosed with Colic when he was born and the meds and special formula he was put on have added to the problem not helped. So now with the rectum issue he is scared to gp as well.

We were told to put him on laxitive and get him to get all the old stuff out, (it has been in there so long it is toxic) aparently a baby his age should not have hard or smelly bowels.

After this week we are switching him to regular formula and no more meds. he has been on the laxative for two weeks now and is starting to have runny bowels. The Dr. said after a few months of this he should be ready to have normal bowels again and stop the laxative.

If the problem doesnt go away then we have to go back for more extensive tests.

THANK YOU ALL for you all for your comments and stories. It feels better to know I am not alone. It also surprises me that so many babies under a year have the same problem maybe the Dr.'s need to get to gether and find out why???

Thanks...
Sep 23, 2008
 Difficult bowel movements
by: Paula

I first posted many months ago about the distress and difficulty that my son was having with his bowel movements. This difficulty began at about 11 months as he was transitioning from formula to whole milk. There were a couple of factors which I now believe resulted in the difficulty.

First, the transition was not executed gradually enough for him. He has a twin sister and she made the switch without any issue but his constitution is different and the change over to whole milk resulted in dry, hard stools which were very difficult for him to pass.

Additionally, we traveled overseas for a few weeks at just about this same time and the time, location and schedule changes exacerbated the condition.

Our return home, and the commencement of a much more subtle transition made a difference in the constitution of his stools but the trauma associated with each BM did not change. After visits with a few different doctors - inclusive of a pediatric gastroenterologist - to confirm that there was no physiological problem, the diagnosis was that he was having "functional constipation" that is to say, a reluctance to have a BM due to the memory of the trauma. This is, as I understand it, not simply a psychological issue as the body has it's own version of memory.

The treatment for this was/ has been to be certain that to keep the stools themselves as soft and unchallenging as possible. We feed him foods which aid this and avoid foods which do not. Also, we've used, on-and-off, a gentle laxative called MIRALAX (1/2 capful in each of his 6 oz morning bottles). This has been a long process. We've gone through periods of weeks without Miralax and any incident of difficulty but they do recur, never with the initial severity, but they do.

His sister remains asymptomatic and the model of BM ease and perhaps without that example, our son's "issue" is so diminished that we'd likely not even know it exists.

I am sorry that this is such a long post but my point is that my son is now 20 months old and although it required a lot of patience and some trial and error he really is doing quite well now.
Sep 27, 2008
 My 8 month old is having the same problem
by: Anonymous

I don't know what to do? We have tried 2 ped.dr.'s and they both says the same things.

Increase his liquids, give laxitive, give prune juice, more water and none of this is working. I think my next step is visiting a ped. gast. My question is do i have to be referred to this ped. gast. by his ped. dr. or do i just make an appt. myself. please help a lost and concern mother!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 28, 2008
 ped. GI
by: Anonymous

I would call and ask some GI's in your area if they require a referal first. The GI we went to did. My sons doctor was so slow at getting stuff done that when we were in one of our many ER visits I asked the dr there to fax a referal and he did.

If you call your doctor and tell them you want a referal they will give it to you. Thats what We did. I hope every thing goes well. GOOD LUCK. And always trust your mommy instinct. You know your baby best!
Nov 18, 2008
 My child was constipated since birth until 2 years old
by: Anonymous

My son became constipated since two weeks of age until 2 years of age. The doctor did not know what was wrong, told me to give him prune juice, pears, water and so on. Nothing worked, then he referred me to a peadiatrician, they told me it was due to his diet, but still I was convinced that was not the case. Went to the emergency room many times due to this, they told me to give a few spoons of lactulose syrup, which did work, but not for long the stools were still hard. Went to see a Peadiatric GI and that did not help much. Then when he was 2 years of age, a MOM told me to try using Lactulose Free MILK i'm using 2% and that did work. He goes every two days but no more crying, no more straining. I told the peadiatric GI doctor about it and she was very surprised because most lactose tolerant children or adults will have diarrhea instead of constipation.
Hope this info helps some parents out there.
Nov 18, 2008
 Thank you!
by: Baby Help Line

Thank you "Anonymous!

That is very important information that you are sharing. Actually, just the other day, I talked to a mom who was so relieved. They had finally found out why their 3,5 year old daughter was constantly constipated - lactose intolerance!

It had taken so many years and tears to find out!

I hope other parents now have a chance to try to exclude milk from ther children's diet as one way of treating constipation.

Thanks again,

//Paula
Dec 10, 2008
 same problem 7 months
by: Ian

My 7 month old son has had the same problem. He has only been on forumula...and as mentioned by some others we have given him water, Karo corn syrup, diluted prune juice. He screams and shakes, his heart rate goes though the roof each time he goes. Maybe I'll talk to the doc about mineral oil as mentioned above. His stool is really hard and large for such a small guy. I and his mother are very concerned.
Dec 16, 2008
 3 year old screams and cries a lot.....
by: Anonymous

This has been going on for months . She's in pain when she poops,it's terribly hard to see that and I do not know what to do?. Now I'm going to try Pro -biotics. I've stoped giving her apple juice ,her bowels are softer ,but with pain. I will also try milk of magnesia. I hope it's not Celiac ?or inflammatory bowel? Also I will (only )give her water.I will try anything before I take her to a specialist ,cause I do not want her on laxatives or painful tests,I might be doing wrong. Does anyone know about sprue? how do doctors find that out? I will continue my research and change diet for her,before I see a doctor. If anyone can help with a suggestion or comment?or you have experienced this before,it will be of great appreciation. Thank you all ( I try my best to be a good mother)
Jan 23, 2009
 Same problem.
by: NP

Hi Guys. My 10-month old is having the same problem. At 6 mos, he started on rice cereal, which never gave him a problem. It seemed to start when I started upping his veggie intakes, and yes, poops became more solid. We have appt in 2 weeks with GI doctor.

QUESTION: my baby also won't sleep through the night. He wakes and if I feed him, then he goes back to sleep. Wondering if there is any correlation with his BM problem. Do you moms have similar problem or no?
Feb 02, 2009
 Frustrated
by: Anonymous

My son was born at 32 week and was put on the 24 cal formula. He has had solid stools from birth and cried with every BM and when I mentioned to the doctors they just said he's holding in his BM and making it harder for him to go. I just didn't feel that was the case because of how much pain he is in. I have tried every formula and all of the things previously mention and nothing is working. They decided that he may be allegic to cow protein found in milk based formulas and change him to Nutramigen. So I was told to mix half part with his regular formula because babies don't like the taste. It gave him extreme gas and he began screaming just because of the gas. There's blood in his stool and I am frustrated with the doctors. Any diagnoses that I can ask my new doctor for him about.
Feb 02, 2009
 re: frustrated
by: Anonymous

Dear Frustrated,
So sorry to hear about what you and baby have been dealing with. There really are so many possible causes for baby's distress...including formula. My son has struggled with the crying to, including blood in the stool. Does your doctor know about the blood? My son had bright red blood when he developed a fissure, or a tear, from the hard stool. My son was constipated which caused the fissure. This was extremely painful for him. Even after the wound healed he still was fearful of pain when he would go. I ENCOURAGE you to stay strong and persistant with the doctors to isolate why your baby is so miserable. You know your baby better then anyone. In the case of my son the doctors determined that he was withholding stool because of fear it would hurt to go. It has taken over 7 months to get him to a point when he doesn't cry anymore...but he doesn't cry now. There wasn't a physical cause for it and it still took a long time to correct. There may be so many different causes, this is just what caused problems for my baby. Just remember to stay strong and be persistant. I KNOW the pain you feel watching your baby hurt. Your love is the best medicine and the most important part in healing your baby. I hope you find a compassionate doctor who will be able to help you. Best of luck to you!
Apr 13, 2009
 big bm for a one year old
by: Anonymous

my one year old is passing bm's bigger then an adult size bm. She holds it in and then screams murder when it is time to go. the pain on her face is extream. i dont understand what is causing this problem....every time.
Apr 13, 2009
 Pediatric GI
by: Anonymous

I have written a few comments about my son who is now 15 months old. He has been back and fourth from the ER and the PGI. Two weeks ago when I took him for another apt to the PGI (along with his 3month old little brother who has the same issue) I had good/bad news to tell him! My son started whole milk and eating more adult food. (including yogurt (with live active cultures/probiotics) His BM have all but dissapeared (as long as he stays on the probiotics) and the infant is now on NESTLÉ® GOOD START® Protect PLUS® Formula, and his issue is completely gone! The boys lack a digestive enzime to break down BM and the probiotics help! I hope this helps some of you! Good luck.
Apr 17, 2009
 I have been there done that
by: Anonymous

My son is now 11. When is was a newborn I noticed he screamed and cried when he had a bowel movement. I thought when he was about 2 months old he was straining during his bowel movements because he would ball up his fists and turn so red. I called the pedi and was told to try Karo syrup, try prunes, etc.

Finally I decided he need to be physically seen. The dr put her little finger in my son's anus and he screamed in pain. I said that is the noise I hear when he poops. She diagnosed anal stenosis. Which means his anus was too small to pass bowel movements. I was sent to a specialist-a pedi GI in a town 2 hours from here. He referred me to a surgeon in my hometown. She said he didn't need surgery but I had to put metal rods in his hiney every day for I think it was 6 weeks. Twice a day. I had to gradually use larger and larger rods. This was a horrible thing to do to your 2 month old. So it worked for a bit and then something constipated him and he went right back to straining. Well the straining I learned was him holding back his bowel movement.

We did mineral oil and the occasional baby lax. I did this until he was 3 yrs old. I would have to sit in the bathroom with him and coach him to poop like a husband coaches his wife to push during a baby delivery. It was wearing me and him out because this could take one to two hours. Finally when he was 3 with the thought of preK looming and the idea of sending him to college someday with his bottle of mineral oil got to me. My son was a very reasonable and smart child and I told him he had to poop because that is how we are made and I could no longer help him. He had 3 choices 1. poop 2. stay at a hospital to get help or 3. die because or bodies have to poop. I know that sounds so mean and drastic but it worked. This problem can be so mental and I had to find a fear worse than the fear of pooping. He has been problem free for 8 years.
May 04, 2009
 See a doctor
by: Anonymous

I have had a similar problem with my daughter and my best advice is to take your baby to a specialist. I tried everything from breastfeeding, formula feeding, prune juice, glycerol, enemas, my daughter still screamed and cried out in pain from every bowel movement. We are taking her to a specialist now and they're saying it's best to take it before it gets this bad (she's 11 months now). If it's simple constipation it's one thing, if your child is crying out in pain because they can't pass a bowel movement it's a problem that's better solved earlier than later.
May 12, 2009
 Helo
by: Anonymous

My son who is now 1, has been screaming in pain everytime he has a bowel movement since he was 7 months old. I've been to the doctor several times now. I've tried Gylercin and the doctor prescribed PMS-Lactulose, its not helping. His stool is softer but he still cries in shear pain. I know there is something else - but the doctor keeps telling me he has a tear or he's just plain constipated. Help don't know what to do for my baby :(
May 22, 2009
 my 1 year old always has hard time passing any bowl moment
by: uk mom needs help

my little boy has always had a hard time when having bowl movement it kills me seeing him in that pain iv been dr and in and out of hospital a&e and no 1 seems two care! Really need help!!! If there anyone that can help plz help me I don't know what two do my son don't eat well because of this can't leave him with anyone cause they are scared! Me and my son have no life cause of it. Contact me with my e-mail on. ivan50green @yahoo.co.uk
Jun 13, 2009
 4 week old baby screams in pain when he poops.
by: Anonymous

I have a 4 week old baby boy who is formula fed who screams in shear pain every time he has a bm. He has been on 4 different formulas because his doctor thought he may be lactose intolerant but it's the same problem. His poop is soft so it's not constipation. I have been to the hospital twice already and to the family doctor's office every week since his birth and everyone seems to brush this off. It's not normal and it frustrates me that no one does anything about this!!!
Jun 18, 2009
 Screams and crosses her legs
by: Kirsten

Does anyone else's child do this? My daughter, who turned 2 in April, seems to hold her BM's in by crossing her legs. She screams and cries with each urge of BM - so many times a day that we don't even count anymore. She's definitely not constipated - her stools are very soft from the Mirilax we give her (2tsp). She just seems scared. This has been going on since she was 13 months old. Any suggestions? We went to the GI and have talked to our Ped on several occasions. They just seem to brush it off and tell me to keep giving her more foods rich in fiber.
Thanks!
Jul 10, 2009
 Baby screams every time
by: granny

My grandson has similar problem he has had problems since taken off formula and put on whole milk and food his bm is so huge it looks like he is getting hemorrhoids my daughter took him to a gp put him on laculose and did not even change a bit still hard and huge he screams and cries so hard his mom has to assist him to get the poop out every time we tried prune juice this loosens his stool so much but he still screams it probably burns his little bum i told her to save one of his diapers i just don't think the doctor knows how big these bms are will try to get appointment with ped. good luck all
Jul 17, 2009
 Baby BM Pain
by: Anonymous

I know this response is a little late but for anyone reading through these I may have the answer. My son started screaming at 12months every time he BM when I stopped breastfeeding. He had blood in his stool at times even though his stools where always loose. After two months and 2 different surgeons I finally asked our ped if we could see a ped GI specialist. He's allergic to milk. Breast milk has a whey protein base- cow's milk, soy milk and regular formula all have the same protein base that kids can be allergic too. You don't usually see this allergy externally because it manifest in the colon. It causes the colon to become inflamed, raw and bleed. All of which cause extreme pain during a BM wether its hard or a soft stool
Sep 01, 2009
 3 year old boy struggles with bowel movements
by: Kansas Mom

I'm so happy to have found this website! I am frustrated and worried about my son's condition.
He turns three this coming weekend. For the past several weeks he has been complaining that "it hurts" when he goes poop AND pee - he gets all worked up; red face; sweating; screaming "ouchie, ouchie, ouchie", etc. It's enough to break a mother's heart! I took him to the pediatrician who tested his urine for infection; it came back fine. They offered to do an xray to check for constipation, but my son's stools are NOT hard or well-formed, they are very soft. We give him 1 tsp. of Benefiber in his morning milk (1% cow's milk) and he gets fresh fruit everyday. We just started giving him cran-grape juice too (small amounts, 3x per day). He might be a little better - but I'm still concerned. I've told other people about this and everyone agrees this isn't "normal", so why do the doctors brush it off so easily?
Oct 05, 2009
 Perhaps a better alternative?
by: Anonymous

I'm almost crying myself here .... I'm thinking that sugar is to blame???? Ever since I started "adult" cereal (cheerios, etc.) it seemed that the constipation started, the screaming and tears following soon after. My 10 month old was breast feed for 6 months w/ supplemental formula. Then 100% formula (Good Start). Meanwhile we started solids: mainly organic cereal consisting of whole grain oatmeal and rice. Soon then came the organic fruits and veggies. Perfect ! These last few weeks I have been giving her my own cooking - beef stews, chicken soup - all healthy of course, but not organic and sure there is a little bit of salt here and there. Also these last few weeks I have been letting her have a teaspoon of ice cream on occasion. I believe these sugars are to blame. My advice: If you can afford it - go organic, lay off the sugars (ALL types) and keep them hydrated with water and formula. I have also watered down formula just a little b/c I forget to give her water sometimes. This is important during the summer time too. Although the pediatrician said apple juice is good for constipation I can't see how it is - it is all (natural) sugar! I think this is a better alternative: I just mash apples, add some water, and lemon juice for tang and vit C and freeze it!! That's a good solution for teething as well! kill two birds w/ one stone... Good luck everyone - please don't let these little angels suffer. ALSO: Olive oil!!! Use this in cooking - Mediterranean cooking is the best - it lubricates your insides and is the healthiest food/medicine in the world.
Oct 05, 2009
 Same Problem, Unfortunately
by: F.D.C

Hi there. My child just started on whole milk about 3 days ago and around the 2nd day she had a bm which was a little hard ball. She cries while having a bm and it is so painful to watch. My husband just took her to the emergency room (I have to be at work tonight) b/c I looked in her diaper and a very hard, large piece of feces was stuck in her anus. Hopefully its just a little constipation. We have tried prune juice, karo syrup, and Milk of Magnesia in the past and today. The karo syrup worked before, but unfortunately it didn't work today. I cried so hard to see my baby in pain so I hope what they tell him at the emergency room while bring some relief to me and my baby. Good luck everyone!
Oct 06, 2009
 The milk...
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi FDC,

Make sure you stop giving your baby milk products as well. Milk allergy is known to cause severe constipation in some case. So try excluding any dairy products for a while and see if it helps.

I really wish you good luck!

Paula
Oct 28, 2009
 from birth to now nine months same problem
by: danielle

My nine month old since birth does not sleep more than 2 -3 hrs straight and that's on a good night. It seems as tho every time he is trying to pass wind or poop he becomes uncomfortable and he is awaken at night by it. He use to cry for hours straight the peditrician and all the er drs said its colic then they said a milk allergy so I continue breast feeding and change formula which he feed from both to good start soy formula. We went to a gi specialist who ordered an x ray to rule out gerd and a varicose vein was found on the esophagus. More specialist are to be seen but idk how this wud relate to uncomfortability with my sons anus so I am still looking for answers. I will try the probiotics found in yogurt sounds like a good idea. Also my sons bottom is red possibly from the straining. I would appreciate any advice. Thanx a very concerned and exhausted mom

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