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Have any of you seen an uptick in children having hard BM’s and doctors advising parents to give their child Miralax every day for it?
My oldest daughter (7-8 years ago) had a tough time passing BM’s because her stool was so hard and compact. We had so many tests done & the only thing the doctors concluded was that she had passed a tough BM once, it hurt her so she was afraid to go. I was told to give her Miralax every day. I didn’t give it to her daily since I couldn’t find any research on children taking it daily… the bottle says it’s not for long term use for adults. Thankfully, she has since grown out of that so we no longer use it.
Fast forward to me opening my daycare - I currently have two 3YO boys that have a hard time passing bowels! Parents have both said “Doctors say give him Miralax every day.”
The first one (who is “potty training”) only drinks water at my house, parents don’t give him Miralax at all unless the boy hasn’t had a large BM for days. This is the little boy that is different, butI think he may be holding it in instead of it being too tough to pass. When he goes, it’s a teeny bit and OMG the smell is just awful, like it’s been held in.
The second boy is fully potty trained, parents give him Miralax as needed/daily. He will come in with milk and then drink water here all day. He has a hard time going, but he can pass it. Unfortunately, he can get a fever from time to time from it.
Has anyone else heard of this?? LOL Does this make sense?
Have any of you seen an uptick in children having hard BM’s and doctors advising parents to give their child Miralax every day for it?
My oldest daughter (7-8 years ago) had a tough time passing BM’s because her stool was so hard and compact. We had so many tests done & the only thing the doctors concluded was that she had passed a tough BM once, it hurt her so she was afraid to go. I was told to give her Miralax every day. I didn’t give it to her daily since I couldn’t find any research on children taking it daily… the bottle says it’s not for long term use for adults. Thankfully, she has since grown out of that so we no longer use it.
Fast forward to me opening my daycare - I currently have two 3YO boys that have a hard time passing bowels! Parents have both said “Doctors say give him Miralax every day.”
The first one (who is “potty training”) only drinks water at my house, parents don’t give him Miralax at all unless the boy hasn’t had a large BM for days. This is the little boy that is different, butI think he may be holding it in instead of it being too tough to pass. When he goes, it’s a teeny bit and OMG the smell is just awful, like it’s been held in.
The second boy is fully potty trained, parents give him Miralax as needed/daily. He will come in with milk and then drink water here all day. He has a hard time going, but he can pass it. Unfortunately, he can get a fever from time to time from it.
Has anyone else heard of this?? LOL Does this make sense?
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