FU Re: Constipation Consultation

B.:

Every time I see FU - I think you (or who ever wrote it) are (is) saying to people to F**K YOU. sorry.

I don't have picky eaters. Never have. My daughter loved everything - even raisins (and I don't like them - she got them from her dad). My boys? Same thing.

Did my oldest son have a problem? Yes. He had a really hard BM one day when he was 5 - and it scared him and he held his BM for a few days. We ended up going to the urgent care - even after we had him sit in a warm sitz bath - the doctor told him that if he continued to hold his BMs that his colon would expand and he wouldn't be able to feel it and he would end up pooping in his pants. He told him at the 5 year level and it helped my son realize that there might be days of hard BMs if he doesn't eat right and drink a lot of water (he had been drinking Kool-Aid at a friends house).

Any way - start fixing him the same meal you eat. If he doesn't eat. Excuse him from the table - DO NOT make it a fight - he will NOT allow himself to starve. Tell him that he has to at LEAST try it. If he tries it and doesn't like it? Okay. He tried. You are NOT a short order cook and you need to stop that now.

Good luck!

Ways we've increased fruit and veggie eating at our house:

-added spinach to our smoothies (you can't see it or taste it)
-plate of veggies with hummus for dip while I'm making dinner, if anyone wants to snack
-sliced apples with peanut butter (or sunflower seed butter) between them for morning snack
-buying new/different fruits/veggies to try
-if we have dessert, it is usually an apple crisp (just apples, oats, cinnamon and ground flax seed)...I let all the sugar and fat come from the scoop of ice cream on top, or I bake a carrot cake where I double the carrots (or add shredded zucchini) and substitute most of the oil for apple sauce

Plus, adding chia seeds to everything (waffles, pancakes, muffins, cookies, yogurt, smoothies) has made a noticeable difference to my son's battle with constipation. You can buy them at Trader Joe's and they are full of fiber, omega-3s and protein.

Good luck!

My DD doesn't like mixed foods. But will eat deconstructed meals (tacos with everything set apart, for example). Or she'll eat something she's seen us eat before. Or if she won't eat a veg cooked, sometimes she will eat it raw. Or she'll eat it if she grows it (container gardening if you don't have a lot of room). You can also trade white pastas for whole grain.

totally though you were telling us off, too. what does F U stand for in your world???

Have you heard of jerry seinfeilds wife's cookbook the sneaky chef or something likethat.