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January 1, 2008 at 2:35 pm #46842

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Our specialist recommended rice cereal to thicken Jackson’s feedings. We did it and it constipated him terribly. We used a couple of tablespoons of prune juice and it worked wonderfully. Since then, I have used a tiny bit of rice cereal in Jackson’s nighttime bottle only, but I have also put some prune juice in it. Sorry to provide so much info, but for the last 3 days, he has been pooping 2 or 3 times a day as opposed to one poop per day. Today, he has not had ANY spit up. I am only thickening the nighttime bottle, so I know that it is not due to thickening. He was fussing and acting irritable constantly before today. His poops were never hard in consistency (except due to the rice cereal), so I never thought that he was constipated in the past. I have suspected DGE. Is it possible that Prune Juice is moving things along and helping with the spit up? Has anyone else experienced improvement with prune juice? I am sure that the spit up will return tomorrow, so I should not get too excited. But, he has not had a day this good in a couple of months.

January 1, 2008 at 8:08 pm #46857

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You know, we never used prune juice, but I certainly did notice an improvement in the spit up department when Ben was pooping frequently. The first time this happened was when he was on antibiotics the first time, and he was pooping like crazy. He hardly spit up at all! As soon as his system settled down though, the spit up came back. And I don’t think he had/has DGE, but it did make me wonder.

Maybe cut out the rice and try oatmeal instead? It doesn’t constipate like rice does, and then you might not have to use the prune juice, as it can be rough on the tummy. HOWEVER, if all seems well with him, and it helps keep the spitting at bay, I think I would hate to fix what ain’t broke!

January 1, 2008 at 8:26 pm #46858

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If it keeps working, is it bad to give him a couple of teaspoons of prune juice every day? He is only 4 months old? So far, it does not seem to bother him and he is pooping 2 or 3 times a day. I only put one tablespoon of rice cereal and 2 teaspoons of prune juice in one bottle a day. It may not keep working, but for some reason, we had a GREAT day. I am hopeful that the prune juice is the reason! The doctor wants to put him on Reglan. I would rather him have 2 teaspoons of prune juice a day than Reglan if it does the trick and does not seem to bother his tummy. What do you all think?

January 2, 2008 at 2:00 pm #46870

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Prune juice over Reglan for sure!
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