Prevacid causes constipation?

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

Reading on another board, I noticed some people saying the the solutabs cause constipation. Yesterday, Gabby was extremely fussy in the morning and hadn’t pooped the previous day. Luckily, I had one bag of breast milk left in the freezer that helped clean her out. But now, I’m out of breastmilk and I”m worried what I’ll do in the future. My doc says to give one ounce of prune juice and one ounce of water. Haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds like something she wouldn’t care for. So, here are my questions:

First, those of you on solutabs, did getting on this med cause more constipation?

Second, What did you do about it?

Third, do you think a formula change would help? I have read some good things about GoodStart emptying the stomach faster and creating poops more like breastfed babies. Gabby is doing well on milk based formula so I’m thinking it might be worth a shot, even though I’d ask her ped first.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions/help!

Kathy

P.S. Two weeks on prevacid and still doing great. She is much happier though her appetite still seems diminished (only 18oz a day). We have a weight check tomorrow to see how she’s doing.

[Anonymous]

My brother in law is a physician and he was explaining to me that any medicine curtailing acids in the body would affect the natural balance that your body requires to break down foods…

We just incorporated prunes in our regimine but careful as too much can cause the opposite problem! They taste pretty good-think of plums!

-1 tsp Flax seed oil per 4 oz bottle

-I know moms who put prune juice in the bottle

-1 tsp dark karo syrup in a 4 oz bottle

-spoon of prunes or apricots a day in baby foods (once you start) can help too

My formula experience was only with neocate at 10 mos for first ds – don’t know about which formula is the best but someone will chime in I’m sure!

[Anonymous]

Myles has always struggled with constipation which I believe was caused by a combination of DGE (delayed gastric emptying) and his Prevacid Solutabs. Yes, I think the solutabs definitely cause constipation in some babies.

Myles was on breast milk for a year, and his constiaption did initially worsen once the breast milk ran out (I pumped and froze his milk). I only have used Good Start, so I can’t say if it’s any better than regular milk formulas, but it’s certainly worth a try.

Even with Myles’ persistent constipation problems I was usually able to keep it in check by including certain things in his diet every day. If I miss even one day (still) he goes back to being constipated.

1. 1/2 container of stage 1 prunes added to 2 of his feedings daily. For some reason the actual prunes seemed to help him more than prune juice. It dissolves very easily into warm formula and can be put right into the bottle.

2. 1-2 ounces of diluted pear juice daily. I add this to his pureed baby foods. You can also add it to formula.

3. 1 tablspoon flax seed oil daily. He takes it right from the spoon, but you can put in the bottle or any food once she’s eating solids.

4. Fiber Juice (she’s probably too young for this now, but here’s the website so you can look into it and maybe get some in the future. http://www.fiberjuice.com I give Myles about 1-2 ounces per day added to his pureed baby foods.

So, these are the things that work very well for Myles. Gabriella (a very pretty name BTW) is so young, so I’d just try one or two of the remedies initially and smaller amounts…..maybe a tablespoon of prunes and a teaspoon of flax seed oil.

Great news that the Prevacid is helping. I hope it continues and I hope you find remedies for her constipation that will work well for her.

[Anonymous]

Abby also gets constipated from the Prevacid but she is also on Neocate and this can be constipating too. So she takes 1tsp of Lactulose in her bottle. This keeps her regular. My two older daughters get constipated from a milk allergy to they take Miralax and pear juice in the mornings.

Glad to hear that the Prevacid is helping!

Andrea

[Anonymous]

We’ve also battled constipation, and have used all of the tricks suggested. If you’re going to use flax oil, I would be careful about putting it in the bottle, especially if your child has a hx of choking or swallowing problems (I’m not sure if that’s the case). Aspirating oil into the lungs can be dangerous. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I never thought of that…..that oil could be aspirated into the lungs if it’s in the baby’s bottle….thanks for mentioning it, Lori.

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