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Hello, my baby have constipation since she was 3 weeks, she will not pass stool for over 1 week,, i don't want her to get used to glycerin sp,help me?

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Dr. Zachary Veres answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Constipation: try prune juice in her bottles. save the glycerin suppositories for extreme cases.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 3/16/2015

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