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Signs and Symptoms of Constipation

All Signs & Symptoms of Constipation

Here are the top symptoms or behaviors listed by parents of kids diagnosed with Constipation:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Stomach ache(s) or painOften36 mentions
Difficult bowel movementOften14 mentions
Hard stoolOften10 mentions
Physical painOften7 mentions
Being irritableSometimes6 mentions
Frequent cryingSometimes5 mentions
CryingSometimes4 mentions
Upset stomachSometimes4 mentions
Abdominal painSometimes3 mentions
NauseaSometimes3 mentions

When do symptoms start?

How to read this chart

  • Stomach ache(s) or pain

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 1%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 2 years 11 months old

  • Difficult bowel movement

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 2%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 2 years old

  • Hard stool

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 16 months old

Change in symptoms of Constipation*

What happens to common Constipation symptoms over time?

SymptomWorseA Little WorseStayed About the SameA Little BetterBetterCompletely Resolved
Stomach ache(s) or pain0%2.9%14.7%32.4%32.4%17.6%
Difficult bowel movement0%0%0%7.1%64.3%28.6%
Hard stool0%0%11.1%33.3%44.4%11.1%
Physical pain0%0%14.3%0%57.1%28.6%
Being irritable0%16.7%0%16.7%33.3%33.3%
Frequent crying0%0%20%40%40%0%
Crying0%0%25%50%25%0%
Upset stomach0%0%25%25%25%25%
Abdominal pain0%0%33.3%33.3%0%33.3%
Nausea0%0%33.3%33.3%0%33.3%

Conditions with similar symptoms to Constipation

Parents also mention the behaviors, signs, and symptoms associated with Constipation when they describe these conditions:

Care of Constipation

Common treatments, therapies, and parenting techniques for Constipation

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Medication (general)
Positive3.7 of 5
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2MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350)
Positive3.6 of 5
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Less common responses for Constipation

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Laxatives
Positive4 of 5
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2Change in diet
Positive4 of 5
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3Fiber gummies
Positive4 of 5
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4Prune juice
Positive3.8 of 5
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5Enemas
Negative2.3 of 5
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Discussion of Constipation

What was your approach to Constipation? What were the results?

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