AN A-Z OF LUMBAR OR PAIN AND LEG PAIN: CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN AND CRANIAL ADJUSTING FOR CONSTIPATION

The main problems here are due to insufficient fluid in the diet and/or not enough fibrous matter such as fruit, vegetables, salads and unrefined breads. Watch to see if the faeces are small and hard.

Add linseed to the breakfast oatmeal. Include fresh fruit in the lunch. Especially give glasses of water or diluted fruit juice during the day, though early morning is important. Give your child slippery elm, as a powder perhaps mashed with banana, or tablets are available.

Laser acupuncture is excellent for difficult cases of constipation and homoeopathic bryonia is often required for babies. Children who have enough fluids and correct foods perhaps need to run around more, or try swimming exercises.

Cranial adjusting for constipation-A chiropractic colleague successfully treated a three-year-old who was constipated from birth. In his early years, the child was so distressed when he came to do a toilet motion that he used to scream with agony.

Attempts by the doctor at internal manipulation of the bowel did not help at all. The chiropractor looked at the case quite differently and therapy used was spectacularly successful. It gently eased the torsion of the child’s spinal cord. It is a cranial technique requiring finesse and experience. The cure upset the doctor who had been unable to help, but produced unutterable relief for the child and mother. The case was reported in the local paper at the time.