Patient's question:
NoDoctor's answer:
General treatment methods for infant constipation include:1. Drink more water.
2. For breastfed babies, mothers should adjust their dietary structure, focus on light eating, and drink more water.
3. Perform clockwise abdominal massage on the baby twice a day, for 5–10 minutes each time.
4. If constipation persists for multiple days, use infant glycerin suppositories.
5. Feed more fruits and vegetable juices. The feeding speed should not be too fast or excessive, and the formula concentration should be slightly diluted.
6. Soap stick laxative method: a soap stick into a pencil-thick, 3 cm-long piece, moisten it with water, and insert it into the infant’s rectum to stimulate the intestinal wall and induce defecation.
7. Salted radish stick laxative method: a radish stick into a pencil-thick piece, soak it in saltwater, and insert it into the rectum to promote defecation.
8. Glycerin suppositories: Inject glycerin suppositories into the infant’s rectum to stimulate the intestinal wall and induce defecation.