retrakting poop 10 mo old

[stonemama]

My 10mo old daughter has been on solid food for about a month ( fruit, avocado, some cheerios) about once to twice a day. She's never pooped more than about once every 3 to 4 days, it's still the same but now she is in serious pain while doing it, it gets stuck, retrackts and it takes about 2 days of pushing ( almost as if having a baby...).

I don't know what to do to help her. It's horrible. Warm towel on the anus helped a bit, I massage, I tried blueberries but that gives her a major diaper rash... Her screaming makes me almost cry with her...and I never had that problem with my son.

If you have any tips please please let me know.

Thanks

[graceomalley]

She sounds very constipated and might have fecal impaction.  If you can't help her at home soon she probably needs to see her pediatrician, who will want an x-ray to see how serious the problem is.

Have you tried prune juice?  Dried apricots (not too many) or sultanas/raisins are good but you have to be careful with the dose.

Massaging in a clockwise direction around her belly button might help (use a massage oil).  Squatting her in a bucket of warm to hot water could do the trick, though this is usually more useful for infants.

www.massage-therapy-benefits.net/constipation-massage.html

If she doesn't respond I think she will probably have to take a very mild, gentle laxative, especially if an x-ray shows a build up.  Please keep us updated.

[stonemama]

Since I've written last night she has pooped an other 4 times up to now, with out this major problem....she does cry a little but nothing near as bad as yesterday. I'm giving her water to sip (which most of it goes down her dress) and I gave her a dose of Silicea C30, only fruit  but no Banana or cheerios, I will try the prune thing...and warm water sitz-bath...

thanks for your reply.

Stonemama

[deditus]

I would stop all solids and get her on a bifidus probiotic, increasing until she is pooping every day. Like this:

http://www.customprobiotics.com/custom-probiotics-infant-probiotic-formulation.htm