Constipation/enema mommas

[Mipsy]

Ok Ty is only going ever 2 days. He needs to go daily and technically if he doesn't go every 24 hours he is supposed to get an enema but GI is allowing us to wait up til 72 hours before doing one cuz he hates them. His last movement was Thursday and today he has been complaining of lower belly pain and bum pain and doubling over from cramps. I gave him an enema and all we got was a little mucus and 3 tiny hard rock balls the size of skittles. That was 4 hours ago. When should I worry he may really have a blockage? Usually enemas move part of it, bigger than what we got today.

[mandee1503]

Here's a bump! Hope he goes!

[darbyakeep45]

Typically enemas should produce a decent bowel movement within a few hours, so if he hasn't had a good one by today I would call his GI doctor.  Blockages aren't something to mess with, and you know that!  You've been through SO much with his little belly...I'm sorry!

[CameronsMommy23]

I agree with Darby, better to call them and them give you something else to try rather then waiting it out longer. Poor lil guy!

[Mipsy]

Thanks gals! Going to cal and see who is on this weekend, praying for someone smart and not dumb!

[Mipsy]

He started doubling over in pain this morning so I have a call in to the on call GI, praying we don't have to go to the ER

[lifeisajoy]

How is it going Chelle?  They too said for my son to have an enema evrey day but Gi doc is fine every 2 to 3 days--he does not go #2 unless he gets an enema--usually it works within the first couple hours --we have gone a day before it did not work and gave him another one and gave it to him--

[Mipsy]

GI said to give 5oz magnesium citrate and another enema. I have given the 5oz mag citrate and mil is bringing me more enemas. So far, we've got nothing. By the time dh gets home, if he hasn't gone, we will be heading to the hospital.

[Mipsy]

HE WENT!!! And OMG! The size of it was ridiculous and I feel soooo bad for him that he had thst stuck there :( But his tummy has already goen down and he is passing more stool. Still says he feels sick though but I am sure it will pass once he gets all that bad stool out

[Alex825]

My DD is 21, and gets an Enema every 72 hours. If we give it sooner they do NOT work. I find giving her Miralax about 2 hours before works wonders. Truly has been getting her to go, and have a complete clean out. My daughter used to "give birth" when she was younger. She has dysmotility and "holding issues" from the pain of having huge hard stools.holding her stool where it would "grow" into a rock and would be so huge big she would bleed and cry and the enemas took up to an hour to work, sometime didnt at all. The "holding issues" really became a problem, she was afraid to go/  Has the GI suggested miralax? I have tried every thing under the sun, for 21 years.  It works the best, because it doesnt cause her to explode and have sludge moving around the mass of stool. Also she has become not afraid to go anymore, so the "holding issue" has gone away, making the enema and miralax to work. The painful and hemorrhoids are gone. 

[Mipsy]

They say my son has dysmotility and yeah, he is actually on 3 caps or miralax, 2oz mineral oil, and 10ml senna daily and we still have these issues =( and he is only 4

Quoting Alex825:

My DD is 21, and gets an Enema every 72 hours. If we give it sooner they do NOT work. I find giving her Miralax about 2 hours before works wonders. Truly has been getting her to go, and have a complete clean out. My daughter used to "give birth" when she was younger. She has dysmotility and "holding issues" from the pain of having huge hard stools.holding her stool where it would "grow" into a rock and would be so huge big she would bleed and cry and the enemas took up to an hour to work, sometime didnt at all. The "holding issues" really became a problem, she was afraid to go/  Has the GI suggested miralax? I have tried every thing under the sun, for 21 years.  It works the best, because it doesnt cause her to explode and have sludge moving around the mass of stool. Also she has become not afraid to go anymore, so the "holding issue" has gone away, making the enema and miralax to work. The painful and hemorrhoids are gone.