A 2.5-year-old baby has dry, pellet-like stools and struggles with bowel movements. What to eat

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

Constipation is one of the contributing factors to anal fissure.
1. Dietary Adjustment: For acute fresh anal fissures, symptoms can be relieved and the fissure can be promoted to heal by adjusting the diet, softening the stool, and paying attention to personal hygiene. Eat more vegetables and fruits, increase fluid intake, and correct constipation.
2. Sitz Bath: Use warm saline or traditional Chinese medicine for a sitz bath, with a temperature of 40℃～50℃ (2-3 times a day, 20-30 minutes each time). Warm water sitz bath can relax the anal sphincter, improve local blood circulation, promote inflammation absorption, reduce pain, and clean the area to facilitate wound healing. After the sitz bath, you can insert hemorrhoid suppositories and apply anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications externally to alleviate symptoms.
3. Oral Medications: Take oral laxatives such as Fleet enema, lactulose, or mineral oil to soften and lubricate the stool, making it easier to defecate.