CONSTIPATION

• WHY IS CONSTIPATION SO PROBLEMATIC?
• HOW DO WE DEFINE CONSTIPATION?
• WILL KIDS REALLY GO DAYS OR WEEKS BETWEEN NORMAL BOWEL MOVEMENTS?
• CAN A CHILD STOOL DAILY AND STILL BE CONSTIPATED?
• IS THERE  A TARGET AGE FOR THIS PROBLEM?
• IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT IN THIS AGE?
• YOU TALK ABOUT CONSTIPATION BEING A CYCLE.  HOW DOES THIS CYCLE GET OUT OF HAND?
• AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES THIS A SNEAKY PROBLEM—CHILD IS ACTUALLY APPEARING OKAY FOR LONG STRETCHES BECAUSE THEY CAN HOLD A LOT OF STOOL IN A DISTENDED COLON OVER MONTHS AND YEARS…
• WHAT IS NORMAL STOOLING FOR INFANTS?
• HOW DO WE TREAT CONSTIPATION FOR INFANTS?
• WHAT IS A MUSHER?
• AND WHAT IS A PUSHER?
• HOW DO YOU USE MUSHERS AND PUSHERS FOR INFANTS?
• WHAT IS NORMAL STOOLING FOR OLDER KIDS?
• LET’S TALK ABOUT TREATING CONSTIPATION IN OLDER KIDS.  THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO THIS: 
  • A COLON CLEAN-OUT, 
  • DAILY MEDICATION AND THEN 
  • RETRAINING THE BODY.
• CLEAN-OUT FIRST.  IS THIS LIKE A COLONOSCOPY CLEAN-OUT?
• NEXT COMES OUR DAILY MEDICATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE
• HOW DO YOU USE MUSHERS AND PUSHERS HERE? 
• SIDE QUESTION: HOW SUCCESSFUL IS INCREASING FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN PICKY KIDS? 
• LAST BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS THE TACTICAL POOP
• WHO DOESN’T WANT TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT POOPING?
• MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT HOW LONG SHOULD WE PLAN TO TREAT?
• ARE THERE THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE CONSTIPATION BUT AREN’T?
• WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR JOURNALING PAIN?
• WHAT IS IT ABOUT JOURNALING THAT IS HELPFUL? 
• AND THIS HELPS TO REALLY NARROW DOWN THE DIFFERENTIAL OF PROBLEMS TO AVOID EXCESSIVE TESTING LIKE BLOOD TESTS AND IMAGING STUDIES.

THIS HAS BEEN A FUN AND HELPFUL JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF CONSTIPATION.

CONSTIPATION AND HOME BOWEL PROGRAM FROM PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL:

https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ckr-ext/Dcmnt?ncid=520408179

PCMC Video:

https://youtu.be/pNagQup0Upg