Patient's question:
The child has been crying non-stop recently and isn't eating much. I was wondering if a 2-month-old baby not having a bowel movement for several days is constipation.Doctor's answer:
It's not a big issue to consider, just pay attention to observe. If the baby has a problem with not defecating, it may be related to the excessive fineness of breast milk. You can massage the baby's abdomen more, and appropriately feed some well-cooked vegetable paste or mashed banana to the child, which can promote defecation. In your case, it may be due to yin deficiency and intestinal dryness, where the loss of body fluids leads to the intestines lacking moisture, resulting in impaired transmission, primarily characterized by dry and hard stools, difficulty defecating, and symptoms of yin deficiency. It is also known as large intestine yin deficiency syndrome. Excessive heat in the intestines can be treated with Bian Nai Tong Cha.