Can Neurologically Based Chiropractic Care Help My Child Overcome Chronic Constipation?
We can’t blame you if you bust out laughing or make a silly joke every time someone mentions the word poop. To be perfectly honest, we giggled as we typed it out … and we’re supposed to be serious neurologically based chiropractic care professionals. What can we say; poop gets the best of everyone! That said, pooping is no laughing matter when it’s not happening regularly or at all due to chronic constipation. And as much as we’d like to think it’s an adult problem, the reality is that our children are experiencing it, too.
Recent research suggests chronic constipation in children is a common health problem affecting 0.7% to 29.6% of children worldwide. In fact, roughly 1 in every 20 visits children make to a doctor is because of stools that are hard, dry, and difficult or painful to pass.
If left untreated, more severe symptoms of chronic constipation in children can set in, including but not limited to the following:
Intense abdominal pain
Nausea
A constant feeling that not all stool has passed
Weight loss and decreased appetite
If you’re a parent who has tried everything to help your kiddo with their chronic constipation, including diet changes, probiotics, prune juice, laxatives, and even medication, we invite you to pay us a visit at Compassion Family Chiropractic in Lewisville, TX. It’s quite possible that neurologically based chiropractic care can be a drug-free alternative that gets to the root cause of these pooping issues.
Hitting the Poop Button: How Neurologically Based Chiropractic Care Help With Chronic Constipation?
Chronic constipation has many causes, including dehydration, low-fiber diets, certain medications, and eating disorders. But for some people—including children—the root cause is spinal misalignments and kinks in the nervous system. Your child’s digestive system is also connected to the spine through a system of nerves, and at any point in time, misalignments can disrupt nerve communication and lead to symptoms in the bladder and bowel movement functions, such as chronic constipation.
Think of it like folding your garden hose in half while the water is running. To restore proper function, you have to unkink the hose. The same is true for proper nervous system control. The nervous system tells every other system in the body what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, and if one aspect of it is out of whack, a slew of problems can occur.
Neurologically-based chiropractic care is a gentle, non-invasive approach to chiropractic care that addresses the underlying neurological dysfunctions your child may be experiencing and essentially “hits the poop button.”
Many people think chiropractic is only for racking and cracking and eliminating pain in the knees, lower back, and neck. But in reality, it’s all about improving the way your nervous system functions. With regular neurologically-based chiropractic care, your child can experience improved digestion and bowel relaxation.
Call Compassion Family Chiropractic Today!!
At Compassion Family Chiropractic in Lewisville, TX, our goal is for you and your family to feel like a part of ours. On your first visit, you will be greeted by warm smiles and a whole team that is happy and willing to serve you. We aim to provide you with the most thorough and effective chiropractic care available while treating you with unparalleled service all along the way.
We look forward to the opportunity to become your family’s home for chiropractic care in Lewisville!
Call us today at (469) 240-2322. To learn more about Dr. David Ravdin, click here.
