Patient's question:
The baby strains hard when having a bowel movement, turning red all over his face each time, yet only a little comes out, and it's not completely clean. Besides the recurring heat rash on his face that appears whenever he gets hot, what could be the reason for this?Doctor's answer:
Based on your description of your child's condition, it is considered that your child may have gastrointestinal dysfunction and poor digestion. This condition is very common in children because their gastrointestinal tract has not yet fully developed. It is recommended that you can give your child oral probiotics to help regulate their intestinal function. Common probiotics include Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Bacillus subtilis, among others. You can choose one of these and give it to your child to take for more than a week to see the effect. In daily life, you can use warm water towels to gently massage your child's abdomen to enhance absorption. If your child has difficulty defecating or does not have a bowel movement for three days, you can temporarily use a suppository to help them have a bowel movement.