Infant Gaviscon Baby Constipation

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Infant gaviscon baby constipation.

Give the above a few days to work on their little systems. Anyone s babies taking infant gaviscon. This works a treat nice guidelines now say not to use orange juice on babies under on 6 months. The sick has reduced a little but i think she s now constipated.

Offer your baby a small amount of water or a daily serving of 100 percent apple prune or pear juice in addition to usual feedings. Reflux gaviscon infant and constipation please help. Constipation in babies if you are a parent you probably watch your baby s every laugh hiccup and cry for clues about their well being. The thicker milk we used aptimal anti reflux formula worked much better than the normal milk gaviscon for my baby.

Infant gaviscon and constipation. He can have up to 6 a day. If your baby seems constipated consider simple dietary changes. Constipation due to gaviscon please help.

7 posts add message. My lo is on infant gaviscon for reflux. Said gaviscon was known for making babies extremely constipated. She used to go around 5 times a day and they were runny yellow and seedy as breastfed baby poos should be.

Use aptamil 1 with gaviscon give baby prune juice mixed with cooled boiled water half half during the day. My lo little one was prescribed it for reflux that developed at around 7 weeks. It also makes constipation worse. Water or fruit juice.

If you have a specific question about your baby s health post in our baby and child health drop in clinic for a response from a netmums parent supporter. He is improving with the gaviscon but now has not done a dirty nappy in 24 hrs and it s unlike him. He actually suggested stopping it if not. The first treatment for baby constipation is to try home remedies such as taking their rectal temperature or practicing light belly massage.

Some signs of a problem though can be a little more. These juices contain sorbitol a sweetener that acts. Babies rarely experience constipation but it can occur. Gaviscon infant may be recommended by a doctor or pharmacist if your baby is not gaining weight properly or has complications of the reflux such as discomfort or distress.

Learned a few tricks at baby massage class which helped him get it all out but he was in a lot of pain and crying a lot from 5 30 7 30 until he got it all out. For the constipation i tried all the suggested things massaging his tummy in a clockwise motion laying him on his back and doing bicycle movements with his legs and.