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Your baby is constipated and cries very often but for some
reason you do not know what to do. Like me an old titme mother we use to make
soap suppositories .It work but you can imagine the burning effect on the
infants anus. is an article I saw which gives a solution to the problem.
The solution was prune juice that
was sweetened with Sorbitol which would be mixed with water and fed to the
infant and the article said it worked
like a breeze. I do have my concerns about giving sorbitol to a baby because of
its side effects
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Reports of
side effects such as abdominal pain and diarrhea with high amounts of sorbitol
consumption are nothing new, says Roger Clemens, DrPH, a spokesman for the
Institute of Food Technologists and professor of pharmacology and
pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
"The
laxative effect is very well documented," Clemens tells WebMD. "It
could be these individuals [in the case histories] were particularly sensitive."
And they did consume excessive amounts, he notes. "We would not expect the
average consumer to consume upwards of 20 sticks of gum a day."
"Sorbitol
is not well absorbed," Clemens says. As a result, excess water enters the
gastrointestinal tract and diarrhea can occur.
Those who rely on artificially sweetened products to help manage their diabetes or to reduce overall calories, he says, should use a variety of such products and consume them in moderation. Sorbitol is found in toothpastes as well as chewing gum and sweets.
Those who rely on artificially sweetened products to help manage their diabetes or to reduce overall calories, he says, should use a variety of such products and consume them in moderation. Sorbitol is found in toothpastes as well as chewing gum and sweets.
Prune as we
know especially the juice is very, very good for constipation at any age and any gender. It is useful for
the purpose in persons who have difficulty going after a surgery. There fore it
would be also good for babies.
My
solution to this problem would be to get the seedless prunes say 4
boil and put in 1/12 cups water. Boil them for 5-10 minutes. Then blend them
in the same water. You then
extract the juice using a clean muslin cloth if the baby is very young and feed it to the baby. If
baby is old enough feed it will pulp and everything In this case the
baby will not suffer the consequences of the discomfort of the side effects of
the Sorbitol.
The less
people use commercially prepare juices the more healthy they will become. It is
much better for you to get your fresh fruits
and vegetables blend or extract them then place in covered containers
and put in the freezer and free so that the nutrient remain live. As for
diabetics I recommend that they eat the live fruit instead of using them as
juice since juices spike the blood sugar/
. I suggest that diabetics take vegetable juices, drink fresh or stored frozen As for me I stay away from most sweetened juice I rather eat the fruit and drink lots of water. Nursing mothers should include lots of fresh fruits and vegetable juice in their diets then babies will not suffer from constipation.
As soon as food is introduce to the baby’s diet start adding fresh fruits and vegetable Juice also, this will keep constipation at bay
. I suggest that diabetics take vegetable juices, drink fresh or stored frozen As for me I stay away from most sweetened juice I rather eat the fruit and drink lots of water. Nursing mothers should include lots of fresh fruits and vegetable juice in their diets then babies will not suffer from constipation.
As soon as food is introduce to the baby’s diet start adding fresh fruits and vegetable Juice also, this will keep constipation at bay