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Fiber Is Beneficial in the Treatment of Childhood Constipation – (03-01-04)

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Fiber (Glucomannan) Is Beneficial in the Treatment of Childhood Constipation

First, let me state that the idea that fiber can help with constipation could probably been affirmed by talking to anyone on the street. With that being said, what does concern me is the high incidence of constipation that we see in our young kids.

I don’t know of any studies that give an exact incidence, but I do know that I have many patients that ask me for help with their children’s constipation. There is something, or some combination of things, that we’re doing to our kids that is setting up this scenario. I would suggest vaccinations, poor dietary habits and heavy antibiotic use are significant contributors.

Pediatrics — Abstracts: Loening-Baucke et al. 113 (3): e259 –

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INCREASED FIBER INTAKE HELPS WITH CONSTIPATION IN CHILDHOOD – (03-15-04)

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Fiber (Glucomannan) Is Beneficial in the Treatment of Childhood Constipation

While the fact that increased fiber intake (along with concomitant increase in water intake) will help with constipation is no surprise, I would like to take this chance to mention that childhood constipation seems to be quite an issue with alot of kids. I’m not exactly sure what we’re doing to set up this scenario. I know antibiotics destroying normal flora could contribute and added sugars in kids’ diets don’t help, and probiotics and careful attention to diet helps dramatically. But, for lack of a more medical term, our children’s GI tract seems “sensitive” and prone towards constipation. This makes me think that there’s something else that’s been done to the physiology of their GI tracts. I just haven’t come across anything that I can recall that would positively answer it for me.

Pediatrics — Abstracts: Loening-Baucke et al. 113 (3): e259 –

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