My son is 7 years old and was diagnosed with Autism when he was 4 years old.  He had hernia repair surgery as an infant and it seems since then he has never had regular bowel movements.  Sometimes he can go as long as a week without a bowel movement.  We give him enemas but, sometimes even then nothing happens.  Im extremely frustrated and would really like to resolve his gut issues so he can begin developing at a more rapid pace.
Hi, Thank you for your query. Constipation has nothing to do with the hernia repair but is a nutritional problem. You need to ensure that your son has increased roughage in his diet along with increased water intake to control the constipation problem. Diet modification needs to be done, and I suggest that have a look at the article on constipation and high fiber diet at http