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[joybell322]

:signs116: Hi! My name is Joy. I'm mom to 6-year-old Elizabeth, better known as Lizard. She has Spina Bifida and I'm so happy to have found this site! We are really struggling with bowel continence right now and I'd love some input. She is on 1 1/2 squares of chocolate exlax a day. She can go for several days and be great, then out of the blue her schedule goes haywire! Have any of you found anything that works well for you? I know every child is different, but I feel I need to try some other things.

[Barb]

Hi and welcome. There is a lot of discussion about kids continence in this area: Children With Spina Bifida (http://spinabifidaconnection.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14)

[dahliafaolan]

:signs116: Hi! My name is Joy. I'm mom to 6-year-old Elizabeth, better known as Lizard. She has Spina Bifida and I'm so happy to have found this site! We are really struggling with bowel continence right now and I'd love some input. She is on 1 1/2 squares of chocolate exlax a day. She can go for several days and be great, then out of the blue her schedule goes haywire! Have any of you found anything that works well for you? I know every child is different, but I feel I need to try some other things.

I suggest introducing high fiber foods into her diet in fun and kid friendly ways. See, my parents tricked me into fiber for years before I knew what they were doing! My dad and I used to always watch movies right before bed and he'd always offer me popcorn. Little did I know then that the popcorn served two purposes! I also suggest baked sweet potatoes with butter and honey, raisins, any form of nuts, and I know this is going to sound weird, but pumpkin pie filling!

[jefwan]

Joy,
We found out that some of the Atkins diet bars have as much as 11g of fiber per bar, They made a big difference for E, and she loves them! Look in the diet section of the pharmacy, or WalMart, if you're like us and are there every other day!