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Constipation in 5 year old boy
Hi . My son is 5 years old and from past 4 days he is having constipation.. with great difficulty he passes stool which is very hard and painful for him.... we gave him soft foods, apples , banana and all possible fiber rich food. Don't know what medicine to give. He has congenital hypothyroidism and is on very low dose medication(12.5 mcg) . Please suggest a solution accordingly.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Connect please
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U can give smuth syrup 10 ml bedtime
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kindly recheck his thyroid profile ..
and then take medication dose by doctor according to the present thyroid profile
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment problem as you have mentioned.
Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation and
• keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life .
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Dr. Sanghpriya Gautam
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4 yrs exp
Delhi
Kindly connect for better consultation.need further details for evaluation
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Dr. Shaista Fatma
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2 yrs exp
Lucknow
Few more details needed for evaluation.
Consult immediately on practo or eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six
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Dr. Anmol Kudal
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3 yrs exp
Nashik
Kindly Consult online for proper diagnosis and treatment
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