Laxido Paediatric Plain Sachets - 30 Sachets

Laxido Paediatric Plain contains macrogol 3350 and the electrolytes sodium chloride, sodium hydrogen carbonate and potassium chloride.

Laxido Paediatric Plain is a laxative used for the treatment of chronic constipation in children aged 1 to 11 years. It is also used to treat a build up of hard faeces in the bowel in children aged 5 to 11 years, which may be a result of long-term constipation (this is known as faecal impaction). Macrogol 3350 makes your child’s faeces softer and easier to pass, giving them relief from constipation. The electrolytes help to maintain the body’s normal levels of sodium, potassium and water while your child is being treated for constipation.

Do not give Laxido Paediatric Plain if your doctor has told you that your child:

• Is allergic to macrogol 3350, sodium chloride, sodium hydrogen carbonate or potassium chloride
• Has perforation in the wall of their intestine
• Has a blockage in their intestine
• Has paralysis of the intestine (for example, your child’s intestines may stop working due to intestinal surgery or severe infection)
• Has ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or toxic megacolon.

If any of these applies to your child, please talk to their doctor or pharmacist for further advice.

Constipation is common in childhood, particularly when children are being potty trained at around 2 to 3 years old.

Your child may be constipated if they are showing any of the following symptoms:

• They have done less than 3 poos in the last week
• Their poo is large and hard
• Their poo looks like “rabbit droppings” or little pellets
• They are straining or in pain when they poo
• They have some bleeding during or after having a poo, because their poo is large and hard
• They have a poor appetite or stomach pain that improves after they poo

If your child is over 1 year old, soiled pants can be another sign of constipation, as runny poo (diarrhoea) may leak out around the hard, constipated poo. This is called overflow soiling.