I'm sure this paed gastro simply doesn't know about breastmilk.  Probably he 
knows that generally milk (cow milk) is constipating, and like most of the 
world, thinks milk is milk....
Perhaps the mom could just say something like - "oh but he's breastfed, so 
that's not contributing to constipation - you must have thought he is 
bottlefed!"  Or ask him for references to studies that show breastmilk to be 
constipating, since as far as she knows, it's the reverse.
Nan Jolly M.B. B.Ch. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

<Mom is preparing a letter for the specialist and is looking for references 
that breastmilk is not constipating.  Mom already has a lot of references, 
but specific to newborns/infants/babies, not toddlers.
This mother found it very disappointing for a pediatric specialist to 
suggest weaning since his belief is that human milk is constipating.
Leslie Ashton, RN, BSc

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