What to do about constipation in babies? Take probiotics orally, drink plenty of water and eat fruits

Constipation, a more common clinical symptom, can occur at all ages, even infants and young children will occur, will reduce the number of bowel movements of infants and young children, reduce the amount of feces, dry feces and straining to defecate and other symptoms, long-term this will bring these harms to infants and young children, parents need to be vigilant immediately to avoid more serious consequences. The relevant knowledge is introduced below!

What to do about constipation in babies?

Because the gastrointestinal function is not fully developed, young babies are very prone to digestive problems. Constipation is one of the most common symptoms and is mostly related to diet. For babies who do not add complementary food, constipation can be regulated by drugs for the baby, and oral probiotics can be taken to regulate the microecological environment of the intestines, which helps to promote digestion and improve stool quality. For babies who have added complementary foods, try to give your baby more foods containing crude fiber, and give your baby more water.

At the same time, you can give the baby more bananas, dragon fruit, pumpkin and other foods, and the mother can also give the baby more massage exercises in the lower abdomen and the baby's active activities, which can help promote intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation. If breastfeeding, try to eat a light and digestible diet and avoid eating too much greasy food.

What tests should be done for constipation in babies?

Babies with constipation usually need an abdominal x-ray. Through abdominal X-ray examination, it is generally possible to clearly understand whether there are gastrointestinal tract lesions in the baby's body, so as to determine the cause of constipation and understand the condition of the baby's constipation. The cause of constipation in babies can be due to having an organic lesion of the bowel. In addition, if there is food accumulation or less activity, it may also cause constipation in the baby. When the baby has constipation, it is necessary to increase the amount of water the baby drinks, feed the baby more fresh vegetables and fruits, promote the baby's gastrointestinal peristalsis, and relieve the baby's constipation.

How to massage baby constipation?

Baby constipation can be carried out to clear the large intestine method, clear the large intestine 30 to 50 times massage position is located on the side of the index finger radial between the index finger and the mouth of the tiger in a straight line. Use one hand to support the child's palm to expose the radial margin, and then use the thumb thread surface of the other hand to push the fingertip of the child's palm from the tiger's mouth to the tip of the index finger. Another method of massage is to push the six intestines 100 to 500 times, which are located in a straight line between the elbow and wrist on the ulnar edge of the forearm. Hold your child's wrist firmly with one hand and push the thumb and index finger threaded sides of the other hand down from your child's elbow to your wrist. The effect of this technique is to clear heat, cool blood, detoxify, prevent high fever and constipation.

What happens when a baby has constipation and blood?

Baby constipation blood in the stool, in the clinic is most common in anal fissures and hemorrhoids are more likely, it is best to take the baby to the hospital for treatment, improve the anorectal digital examination and other related auxiliary examinations, to clarify the cause of blood in the stool. If it is blood in the stool caused by constipation, pay attention to relieve the symptoms of constipation and eat a light digestion. Drug treatment can be used with relatively safe drugs, such as intestinal probiotics that regulate intestinal dysbiosis and intestinal dysfunction, drugs that improve gastrointestinal function, promote gastrointestinal motility, and drugs that moisten the intestines. If necessary, you can give cassel or soapy enema treatment to make the stool pass quickly and relieve the symptoms of constipation.

Baby constipation and blood discharge is caused by excessive dry stool, resulting in rupture and bleeding in the anus. Erythromycin ointment or softening and anti-inflammatory plasters should be applied to the perianal rupture, and ointments such as Baiduobang can also be used, which are commonly used in clinical practice without hormone ointments. Immediately softened stool, oral lactulose oral solution, and combined with drugs that adjust the gastrointestinal tract such as Mamiai. Solve the problem of constipation in children, and give massage and massage therapy in addition to oral medication to relieve constipation. At the same time, acupuncture or clockwise abdominal rubbing with Shenque acupoint can be given, which is conducive to intestinal peristalsis and relieves constipation, so as to avoid repeated constipation, dry stool, and bleeding. Therefore, newborn babies are usually very fragile in the stomach, and some inexperienced mothers will be very nervous when encountering this situation, but in fact, as long as it is handled properly, the baby can recover quickly.