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Moms Talk: The Straight Poop

Join our Moms Council as they talk about the best ways to fight constipation in children. Seriously. That's this week's topic.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.

Here's this week's question:

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If you are a mom, you might want to buy stock in Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, they're the makers of MiraLAX, an over the counter laxative that is hot in the mom world right now. Many moms divulge sneaking the laxative into their child's food, etc. to relieve constipation. Let's talk poop. What are your experiences with a constipated child? What have you tried to get the poop moving? What works - diet, laxatives, rewards? Do tell!

Join our Moms Council (Marissa Amoni, Amy Perry, Steph Motenko, Liz Spillane and Tiffany Prysmiki) in the comments below:

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