I come at you today after a sleepless night and a few weeks of toddler stomach pain under my belt. My son is constipated. It sounds so simple, like an easy fix. My son is four years old now and we've been dealing with his constipation since he was about 8 months old. We've been to a couple pediatricians, a general practitioner, and a few trips to a specialist at Children's Hospital. The general consensus is to feed him Miralax and Senna, lots of fruits, veggies and fiber. Again, sound so simple.
The truth is.... it is not that simple. My child has no idea what it is like to NOT have a stomach ache. Poop ranks up there with the Boogie Man for him. The crying over the tummy ache, the crying because he pooped, the crying because I am making him sit on the toilet. Again. And Again. And me? I'm exhausted. My life revolves around poop. How long has it been? How much? Has he had his meds? Enough fiber? We've tried dairy free, soy free, gluten free, food color free all to no avail. I hide veggies and flax and anything else healthy in his foods and sauces.
So last night might have been one of the more miserable nights in recent memory. After holding his tummy and crying all day, I was worried that an ER visit was in the works for us. I wanted to cry myself. After he fell asleep he surprised me by having accidents three times last night. Helpful that he slept through it, I suppose. Terrible mess to wake up to... three times!
So there is a little back story. Today I got my first shipment of Genesis Pure products. No, this is not an infomercial. I'll be honest, I'm game to try almost anything at this point. Modern medicine is not helping us. Today I started him on the Go-yin and the Noni. I thought it would be a little easier to get him to take it, but I was wrong. I hope, hope, hope this stuff helps us.
This is the beginning of a new journey...
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