What to do when the baby is constipated?

Children with constipation should not eat carrots, persimmon, apple, etc. When cooking flour and porridge, chop vegetables and feed the baby.

Older children who defecate less than 2 times per week are considered constipation. (Photo: VNE) Constipation is not a disease but a common symptom in children. Need to think about constipation when newborn, if defecation less than 2 times a day, breastfed babies go under 3 times / day and older children go under 2 times / week.

Constipation if left untreated will result in anorexia, growth retardation, stunting, malnutrition, abdominal distention, flatulence, dyspepsia, vomiting . The toxins in the stool should be discharged. daily, if accumulated, the intestine will be absorbed back into the blood, causing harm to the health.

When children are constipated, they need to feed their children daily enough, eat lots of green vegetables, especially vegetables with a laxative nature such as sweet potato, spinach, and spinach. When cooking flour and porridge, must chop vegetables and eat them all. Let children eat grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, (including citrus) dragon fruit, banana pepper, papaya . When constipated, do not let them eat carrots, sardines, apples . Potato juice can be used Lang live for children to drink.

If your child eats milk with constipation, you should dilute the milk a little more than usual, or use porridge to prepare milk for children 5 months or more. Let children drink more vegetable or fruit juices, 3-4 times a day.

Mothers who are constipated with breast-feeding must treat their mothers by eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, drinking plenty of water . It is possible to exert external effects by rubbing the abdomen with the colon from right to left 3-4 times daily, in between 2 meals to stimulate intestinal motility.

When treatment with diet is ineffective, take the medicine and enemas according to your doctor's instructions. In the following cases, the child must be taken to the hospital:

- Constipation lasts more than a week.

- Diet changes do not work.

- Constipation after a newborn, belly bloating.

- Constipation causes poor appetite, thinness, malnutrition, accompanied by vomiting .