Patient's question:
What's different is that the delay in defecation occurs around four months, which might be due to stomach issues. About the past treatment and its effectiveness: No specific treatments were used. What kind of assistance is needed: I'd like to ask the experts how to resolve this...Doctor's answer:
The stool of breastfed infants is light in color and small in quantity. Pure breastfed babies will excrete light yellow stool, which is usually a paste-like consistency or much thicker than ice cream, without hardness or odor. Breastfed babies rarely suffer from constipation, as they can almost digest everything in breast milk and excrete very little waste. This also explains why sometimes your child may only have one bowel movement every three days.It is especially important to note that the mother's diet can affect the child's stool. Therefore, avoid foods (stimulating foods), as very spicy foods may disrupt his absorption.
Formula-fed infants have a larger volume of dark-colored stool. After the absorption function of formula-fed babies stabilizes, they tend to have more frequent bowel movements, with larger stool volume. The texture of their stool is also harder than that of breastfed babies, appearing brownish-yellow with a distinct odor. Of course, sometimes your child's stool may become soft, like scrambled eggs, but the most common type is still relatively dry and hard, sometimes even containing grayish-white curds.