My son, now almost 26 months old, had had terrible problems with constipation. He takes 2teaspoons of mineral oil(kondremul) every morning. With that he is able to stay "loose" however, if 1 or 2 days goes by when he doesen't get it, he becomes extremely constipated again. The other thing I found that really helps him are olives. They are also high in sodium, so it takes care of two things at once. I also think the constipation is related to the steroids. The other thing like you Wendy-Lee is that I have to limit the amount of dairy products, because as you mentioned, it just makes things worse. Hope this helps. By the way if you are interested in the Kondremul, it's an over the counter mineral oil, however, it's not something they usually have in stock. My pharmacy orders it special for me.