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My 7 year old son is on antibiotics for his finger and now he is constipated what can i use to help him ?
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Constipated: Give lots of fluids, feed him yogurt to replenish his normal bacterial flora and add benefiber 1-2 teaspoons a day in his food for fiber; call his doctor if he doesn't have a bm for >5 days, he may need an enema.
Answered 4/19/2014
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