Constipated Toddler - Miralax - Course of Action?

yiddishmom

Yesterday at 8:16 pm

Hi all.

My almost 3 year old has been having constipation issues on and off.
Every time I ask the doctor, they prescribe Miralax.

Now I'm having issues toilet training because she has a negative association with relieving herself. Although she keeps asking to use the toilet, but then freaks out.

I decided to first try to make sure she is completely emptied out before trying to train her again.

So for the past 2 weeks I've been very on top of giving her Miralax every day (in the afternoon), and BH she's had a BM every day.

Yesterday, she had 4!! dirty diapers (they were rather loose). Idk how her small 26 lb body was able to hold so much backup.

Because the first 2 BMs were in the morning, I skipped the miralax dose later in the day. I thought that maybe I've been overdoing the miralax.

This morning I thought about it again, and decided that if she had 4 diapers, all the more so I need to continue the miralax.

Today, she did not have any dirty diapers. Perhaps because I didn't give her Miralax yesterday?

She also had 101 fever on Sunday, and a smaller appetite since. Maybe that caused the havoc the last 2 days? Not sure.

Now, I want to hear from other moms who had constipation issues with their children.

Do you think I should go to a pediatric GI?

Should I continue giving miralax? For how long?

Thank you!