[tri-med] Re: constipation - SMOOTH MOVE

Is smooth move the actual name of the herbal tea?

Smooth Move is the name - made by Traditional Medicinals. In a small green
box, I found it in the "healthly" section of my local Krogers.

Teri
Amanda's Mom
Jake & Joey's MawMaw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole Jones" <jones@xxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: constipation


> Jude,
>
> Is smooth move the actual name of the herbal tea?  I have never heard of
> that.  I know that water is an issue for us.  Sierra takes everything by
> mouth and she refuses to drink water.  I have even tried sugar water,
> dissolving peppermints, jolly ranchers, you name it and she still wont
drink
> it.  When she has been sick I have gently forced her to take water by
> putting it in a med syringe and slowly squirting it in her mouth.  She
will
> take it that way, but I hate having to do that.  Any good suggestions on
> that?  I did receive the poop goop recipe and am planning on trying it.
The
> ped doc started us on the mirilax recently.
> Thanks for the info. and suggestions,
> Nicole mom to Alyssa 4 (going on 21, keeping me busy, and keeping my hair
> from getting to long because I'm pulling it out), Sierra 2 1/2 (partial
> trisomy 18 q, my brightest ray of sunshine on a gloomy day), Kobey 1 (true
> mama's boy through and through, climbing, pinching, and loving), and Joe
my
> wonderful husband of 8 yrs. (without his support I would be in the funny
> farm by now!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jude Wolpert" <jfwolpert2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:17 AM
> Subject: [tri-med] Re: constipation
>
>
> > kam has had and continues to have contipation probs.  we were told it is
> low
> > tone internally also.  i keep kam pretty loose so it is easier for her
to
> > push it out.  these are the things we have done at what age (i couldnt
> > remember how old sierra is)
> > 3month-1 year - karo syrup and glycerin suppository is longer than 3
days
> > since last bm, extra water via tube every day
> >
> > 1 year-3 yrs - smooth move herbal tea.  2 oz per day.  miralax is if was
> > longer than 3 days, lots of water
> >
> > 3-now since we started the calcium magnesium for the osteoporosis the
> > magnesium keeps her loose and we have only used the miralax twice.  lots
> of
> > water.
> >
> > i am sure someone will send you the poop goop recipe.  we tried it but
it
> > didnt not do too much for us.
> > jude, mom to derek-17, kelsey-15
> > and kameron-6-full t18
> > golden, colorado usa
> > http://home.comcast.net/~jfwolpert2
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nicole Jones" <jones@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > Sierra has had alot of constipation.  She is on Enulose for this, but
we
> > still have major problems with it sometimes.  She can go weeks without a
> > bowel movement even when I double her meds and give her suppositories.
I
> > have tried to do some reading on this and it seems that this is an issue
> for
> > alot of kids that have trisomy.  Is anyone else dealing with us and has
> your
> > doc told you why they think it is associated trisomy?
> >
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> >
> >
>
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