Can I give aloe gel to my 20 month old daughter?
37-year-old woman
She has no known allergies and does not take any medication. She suffers from frequent constipation. Someone told me about aloe gel but I can't find any reliable literature about it for children.
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Alexandre Chagnon · 3 years ago
Hello Ma'am,
No, I don't recommend it at all.
It's best to take PEG 3350, which is found in Lax-A-Day™ and Relaxa™.
The dose to be taken is based on the weight of the child. Do you have his recent weight?
37-year-old woman · 3 years ago
Hello,
Thanks for your reply.
We weighed her yesterday, she is 25 lbs.
Alexandre Chagnon · 3 years ago
Great!
So we're going with 11 grams per day of PEG-3350.
In the Lax-A-Day, there's a small spoonful that holds 17g. So you can give about half of that spoonful, which you dilute with water (about 100 mL, or 1/2 cup).
You should see improvement in less than 2 days.
Happy day :)
37-year-old woman · 3 years ago
Perfect we will try this. Thank you so much 😊
Alexandre Chagnon · 3 years ago
It feels good!
Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist
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