For my son who is 5 years old with chronic severe constipation. how should i give him the polyeth glycol 3350 nf powder 527gm. how to convince him to take it.

Tasteless: This product works by helping keep water from being reabsorbed back into the body during the final steps in digestion. It's tasteless - can be mixed in water/juices. If he is highly resistant to taking liquids he knows has "medicine" in it you can sprinkle it on soft food like pudding, mashed potatoes, etc. I would ask him how he would like to take it - let him feel a little more in control.

Constipation: Most common reason for constipation is dietary. First thing to do is to examine your kid's diet and eliminate known constipating foods-rice, oatmeal, barley- milk, etc. PEG tastes horrible. There are additives called Flavor Rx added to pediatric liquid meds to make them more palatable which you can try. The real thing is diet modification.

Bribes work: This is a routine you need to get comfortable with.Many of these kids need to be on daily med for 6 months before their system is ready to try it without.The most common reason for treatment failure is stopping too soon. Figure out what the kid needs as an incentive and let this be the "work" he does to get it. Once he gets in the pattern, you can negotiate a long term incentive for weeks at a tim