We tried so many different things. Brown sugar in water, lactulose, Actilax, massage, warm baths & finally suppositories.
I ended up in ED again, literally begging for help. This poor kid was doing bowel movements only because I have shoved a suppository up there and the 💩's were HUGE. Causing him pain and me to feel awful. It got to a point where he wouldn't even react when I administered one which was a big concern on it's own. Poor kiddo.
We were told to try Pepti-Junior formula, as well as Osmolax. This didn't really help.
Then the Doctors thought he may have had a cow's milk protein intolerance, so we were told to try Elecare. These teeny tiny tins of formula cost an absolute fortune but thanks to J's diagnosis and subsequent hospital admission, he had a health care card which subsidised the cost and made it affordable to us. Phew!
We did have our fair share of run ins with medical professionals along the way though. One asking me if I had post-natal depression. My snippy reply was "No, I just want my kid to be able to 💩!" When she next checked his nappy, he did a wee on her. I was so proud of him! The thought still makes me smile today.
Fast forward to seeing a gastroenterologist and getting a rectal strip biopsy to rule out Hirschsprungs disease, which he thankfully didn't have. We introduced a daily dose of Osmolax and he has been fine ever since.
He basically toilet trained himself too. Which was a big win because I had a huge amount of anxiety about it.
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