Patient's question:
Patient: Female, 4 months old. For the past one and a half months, she has been constipated, having a bowel movement only once every five or six days.Doctor's answer:
Constipation in babies is usually caused by improper diet, so when a baby is constipated, mothers should not get anxious. Methods such as adjusting the baby's dietary habits can be tried to treat constipation.Some infants are accustomed to defecating every 2-3 days. As long as the stool is not hard and there are no difficulties or discomfort, it is not considered constipation, and no treatment is necessary. For newborns and infants primarily fed on milk, water, light salt water, or diluted vegetable juice should be given between feedings. Each time, 20-30 milliliters can be given to alter intestinal osmotic pressure and promote bowel movement.