Henriette93
Member
Hi! I have twin boys that's 11 years old. They were born premature in week 29.
Ever since they were born, they've had trouble with constipation. They don't seem to have stomach pain, they rarely complain. But their stool is really large, I mean huge! And the problem seems to get worse with age. They eat mostly peat friendly, but it doesn't help.
I spent an hour this evening unclogging the toilet after my son went to the toilet. Their feces is 5 times larger than mine, at least, and they often clog the toilet.. They also seem to have trouble holding gas inside, and that can be quite embarrassing for them..
Cascara helps a bit, nothing else does. But I don't feel comfortable giving them cascara too often. The problem seems to be the size of the stool, it's really huge.. It can get as big as 8+ cm in diameter, bigger than a zucchini. It seems like the stool is getting clogged in their intestines, growing, until it's too big and forced out..
I've been told by doctors that there is nothing they can do about it, but it has never been properly checked. I don't want to risk colonoscopy. The problem is getting worse and I really want this to be checked properly. Anyone have any suggestions to what I should do? How should I get this checked without colonoscopy? Since they both have the same problem, I guess it's a side effect of being born very prematurely or something. It doesn't seem to be much affected by what they eat, I feel like there is something wrong with their colon or something..
Ever since they were born, they've had trouble with constipation. They don't seem to have stomach pain, they rarely complain. But their stool is really large, I mean huge! And the problem seems to get worse with age. They eat mostly peat friendly, but it doesn't help.
I spent an hour this evening unclogging the toilet after my son went to the toilet. Their feces is 5 times larger than mine, at least, and they often clog the toilet.. They also seem to have trouble holding gas inside, and that can be quite embarrassing for them..
Cascara helps a bit, nothing else does. But I don't feel comfortable giving them cascara too often. The problem seems to be the size of the stool, it's really huge.. It can get as big as 8+ cm in diameter, bigger than a zucchini. It seems like the stool is getting clogged in their intestines, growing, until it's too big and forced out..
I've been told by doctors that there is nothing they can do about it, but it has never been properly checked. I don't want to risk colonoscopy. The problem is getting worse and I really want this to be checked properly. Anyone have any suggestions to what I should do? How should I get this checked without colonoscopy? Since they both have the same problem, I guess it's a side effect of being born very prematurely or something. It doesn't seem to be much affected by what they eat, I feel like there is something wrong with their colon or something..