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Pooping Is Painful

My daughter is 12 months old. From the day she was born she has had a bowel movement everyday.

The problem is just recent. She will start to go and then she will scream and cry. I have given her apple juice, increased her water intake and she still has large bms.

They seem to be to big for her to pass,is that possible? When she goes the start is hard and the rest is soft.

When I give her prune juice she seems to go 3 or 4 times a day, is that ok?

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Pooping Is Painful

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Jun 12, 2008
More diet changes...
by: Baby Help Line

Poor girl!

If she is constipated, the stools can definately become hard and big enough to be painful to pass at least. Have you considered increasing her intake of fibre as well? Get her some whole grain products, e.g soft bread and at the same time keep her away from e.g. bananas and too much dairy products. That could help the stools to remain softer without relying only on prune juice.

It is not a big issue if she poops 3-4 times per day, better than it being painful! But if you experiement a little bit with what foods you give her, you could probably get rid of the constipation and still have her poop once or twice per day.

Good luck!

/Paula

Jun 17, 2008
Karo Syrup
by: Emma Kesner

When my son was a baby and having painful poops, I was told by his pediatrician to add a bit of Karo syrup to his bottle. Hope you can get your little one feeling better!

Jul 02, 2008
I feel your pain
by: Anonymous

I feel your pain. My children went through the same thing when they were about a year old and starting to change foods (if that's your case). I had to also supplement with prune juice. It's perfectly normal for a child to go more than once a day. If she stays constipated, she could end up having hemorrhoids and those are more painful yet! Stick with foods high in fiber and healthy and she'll be fine.

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