constipation after stomach virus

[Anonymous]

Is this normal? Ben’s poos have always been soft; he usually goes 2-3 times a day, and has only a couple bouts of brief constipation unlike his sister who struggles with it all the time.

We finally finished up the stomach virus around here on Thursday, although Ben was the first to get sick. He had some diarrhea during the virus, but it was mostly vomiting. Ever since then, his poop has been super hard, and he is starting to fuss when he goes. He’s also starting to only go once a day. I am worried where this is heading, considering his sister, and I can’t figure out what is going on.

Any ideas???

[Anonymous]

I think that your system slows down when you go through a virus, etc… (not sure, help me, moms!) so I would give it a couple of days, and maybe a dose of mylanta or something to just help him a bit and then if it still continues, give the doctor a call…. Hang in there!!

[Anonymous]

I agree with Ann Marie. I know after I have a stomqch bug it takes a bit for things to get back to normal. I hope things get better soon.

[Anonymous]

Does Ben take probiotics? Often after a bad stomach bug, the gut is very unbalanced because all of the “good” is flushed out along with the bad. This can sometimes set the scene for yeast and other nasties to overgrow. Yeast overgrowth can cause really bad constipation. If he already takes a probiotic, maybe increase the dose for a week or so. If he doesn’t, it would be a really good idea to give him one for at least a month to reintroduce the good bacteria.

We LOVE Ther-Biotic Infant Formula by Klaire labs. It’s been great for Paige. It’s specially formulated for children under the age of 2, and is milk, soy and gluten free.

https://theapexstore.com/Klaire_Labs_Ther-Biotic_Infant.asp

[Anonymous]

He does take probiotics, and I had doubled his dose right after the virus seemed to be over, but I’ll start giving him more again. I hope it’s something that clears up soon. He hasn’t started any new foods, so I don’t think it’s a reaction, but I guess it’s possible. I’m just hoping it’s not some sort of complication from the virus.

I’d never thought about giving probiotics for constipation. I wonder if it would help my daughter. The pedi just brushes me off about it, and thinks it’s no big deal that she still needs the Miralax, but she’s always had this sort of taut belly that gets distended when we can tell she really needs to go.

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