Posted by admin | Posted in Mommyhood, hypotonia | Posted on 11-08-2009
Tags: constipation, gastroenterologist, hypotonia, Miralax, Mommyhood, parenting, potty training, withholding
Ok, here is one of the not-so-fun parts of mommyhood. Constipation and blowouts! Luke is chronically constipated because of the hypotonia. His hypotonia is mainly in his trunk and legs so constipation is a side effect.
He has been to a gastroenterologist and is on Miralax daily to try and combat the problem, but dosing is always a guessing game. He still gets constipated, so we up the dosage, then two days later……boom!!! A huge blowout!
The doctor seemed to think that he may also be withholding since his early bouts of constipation (pre-Miralax) were so traumatic.
I’m so excited to start potty training. Can you sense my sarcasm?
