Lactulose Fresenius for a 1.5 year old?

Calvin · 16-10-2021 9:48pm #1

Hi,

Daughter has unfortunately had difficulties with pooing the last couple weeks and would often go 2-3 days without and would be in pain/crying when she does eventually go.

Our GP prescribed her 20ml of lactulose a day.. we’ve been giving it to her for the past week and have noticed she’s going more regularly now, about 2-3 times a day and sometimes it’s very watery. Wondering how long should we be giving it to her and how do we know when she no longer needs it? We had stopped previously after a week and a half but the problems then returned afterwards.

Anyone else had this problem too? Thanks for any info.

California Dreamer · 16-10-2021 9:52pm

I was scanning through something else and came across your thread. We did the lactulose as well but didnt like it for the reason that you just said. Doctor put my kid on movicol and the withholding has stopped for the most part but it took a year. Put the movicol into the bottle at night and during the day and that should aid things.

MrMusician18 · 16-10-2021 10:00pm

You could talk to the doctor about reducing the dosage to 10ml?

Calvin · 16-10-2021 10:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030555#Comment_118030555

Thanks! Yeah, we’re just a bit confused on when/how we know that she no longer needs to take it… as well given it’s often watery, that’s a bit worrying even though it’s listed as a side-effect. Was it the same with movicol?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030585#Comment_118030585

Yeah, I think I might give them a call Monday morning and talk it through and see if reducing it to 10ml might work better.

California Dreamer · 18-10-2021 8:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030621#Comment_118030621

Movicol was a whole lot better. My fella still suffers with withholding, its been 18 months now and still has bouts with it. For the most part he is fine, doctor can advise better but we found the movicol great.

Gael23 · 30-10-2021 9:17pm

That seems like a very high dose. 30ml is the dose for an adult

Calvin · 30-10-2021 10:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118095816#Comment_118095816

Ah, didn’t know that at all. We dropped it to 10ml anyway with her bottle and it seems to have worked. She’s a lot better now barring the odd day where she’d still hold.

Lactulose Fresenius for a 1.5 year old?

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