If a child's constipation persists despite adequate fiber, hydration, and physical activity, the problem may not be dietary. Other indicators include constipation that began in infancy without a clear trigger, a birth history involving intervention or complication, concurrent issues such as colic or reflux that also involve nervous system regulation, and a pattern of symptoms that waxes and wanes without correlation to diet changes.
These signs do not confirm a nervous system cause on their own, but they do suggest that a chiropractic evaluation is worth pursuing. Dr. Bronstein at Beacon Clinic of Chiropractic assesses each child individually to determine whether spinal or craniosacral involvement is present. That assessment gives parents a clearer picture of what is driving the constipation and whether structural correction can help.
