Category Archives: Neurogenic Bowel
Baby cone enema
Hi all. I came across this little device on redheadCP’s facebook poop group. IDK if any of you frequent that, but it is very informative. Apparently in the UK it is easier to get cool medical devices! http://www.macgregorhealthcare.com/products/quforamini/index.html anyways, I wanted to leave it here for any future searchers
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Bowel Support/ Natural Suppliment advice needed
Hello all. I’m new to the group, have read several posts but this is my first. My son Cayden is 2.5 and has Spina Bifida. I just spent $$$ and a bunch of time at Natural Grocers and came home with some loot to move poop. Looking for advice. He is currently on an adult dose of Juice Plus, 1/4-1/2tsp
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Triphala Experiment
I’ve mentioned Triphala quite a bit in various posts & comments over the past few months, but I’m going to repeat it all here so this post can be a One-Stop-Triphala-Shop, so to say. I first heard of Triphala while searching for natural treatments for Spina Bifida. I found it listed as an ingredient in a product recommended for managing
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am I doing the right thing? mixing natural suplements with Miralax
Finally I am writing a post about Santiago and his poop. This poop thing is driving me crazy little backgroud: santiago is one of the loves of my life and has SB (LMM). He is almost 20 months, weights 20 pounds and it is not being catheterized . He has always struggle with constipation but lately has been out of
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Enemas for Bowel Management 101
Ha, pretty funny title for a clueless lady. I am hoping it will be a dummies course for ME!!! So as I mentioned in a comment on another post, I tried to get my head around the whole enema thing and found the task more difficult than expected. There is certainly no website that I can find that lays out
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Bowel Management Thoughts
So I’ve seen too many moms say they tried to switch over to natural things only to find out (to their surprise) that their child was really impacted. This is very discouraging to me. Neurogenic bowels can be so complicated. So I thought it was important to start a thread to discuss all these issues: how to know when your
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Looking for bowel routine input
Hello! I’ve been on baby center quite a bit lately with bowel questions. I thought I’d pop in over here for some more specific advice. A little history on Korie. She has been on Fruit Eze for a while now, it is keeping her at a good consistency (if Im consistent about giving it to her). We have always used
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Neurogenic Bowel Protocol
Because we are frequently asked (both here and on Baby Center) how to best wean off of Miralax, I wanted to create a permanent link to the natural bowel protocol. This is just a rough first draft. I will update it as necessary to reflect all improvements so that the original post always contains the most current protocol. As I’ve
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Bowels – A little something for everyone
Morning ladies, I’ve been mulling over some things on this topic for a while. I’m wondering a couple of things. First – I know that every child is different but I wonder if they don’t fall into some sort of loose categories. I’m hoping you would all share a little. More specifically I’d like to know how old your child
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