Patient's question:
My baby is 56 days old, and hasn't had a bowel movement for the past 7 days. It's been a messy and smelly situation. About the previous treatment and its effects: I didn't pay much attention to any help. How can I make my baby have a bowel movement?Doctor's answer:
If a baby's bowel movement interval is less than 48 hours, it can be considered constipation. Generally, the following solutions can be adopted:For initial symptoms:
Feeding some rice soup can help alleviate this type of constipation, especially for breastfed babies. Simply giving them a little rice soup daily is effective. A small amount of Job's tears (coix seed) boiled in water can also be used for feeding. Orange juice, jujube juice, and cabbage juice are also good options.
Wishing the little one a speedy recovery and a healthy body and a wonderful life.