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Good morning for this episode. I am doing things a little bit differently. I usually answer

questions for Monday Mornings with Dr. Mona but I have been getting a lot of questions in my

question box on my social media account about toddler constipation. So I am using

this Monday Mornings with Dr. Mona to talk about toddler constipation. So three to ten percent

of toddlers and above so school-aged children can have constipation and it is tough. I don't think

people understand how hard it is, no pun intended, to have a constipated toddler or child. If you

also have been constipated it is very uncomfortable and can be very painful and so with our child whether

they are pre-verbal or not it is something that can be very bothersome to them. On this episode I'm

going to be going over some things to consider what we would ask you if you're coming into the

office with constipation in your toddler and also how I manage my son Ryan who is about 23 months

of the time of this recording when he is showing signs of constipation. I hope it will really help

you understand how to tackle this for your child. So things that we would want to ask you if

you're coming into the office and your child is constipated. How long has this been going on for?

Is this something recent? Has there been any changes such as like starting potty training,

changes in activity, stressors these can all affect our bowel habits. Is this something that was

going on since birth? Did they pass poop when they were a newborn? Did they have issues with

constipation from that time? We want to know what's going on here. We also want to know hydration

status foods that they're eating although to be honest sometimes toddlers can be constipated

despite good hydration and fiber intake some children are just more prone to it but it's important

to know well what are we doing with hydration activity and the foods that we eat? We want to know if

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