Patient's question:
I have a 2-year-3-month-old daughter who has been constantly saying she needs to have a bowel movement every little while recently. However, when she squats down, nothing comes out, but she insists on squatting for a while as if it makes her feel better. Could you tell me what the possible reasons might be? Since I'm not with her, I need some more professional guidance, and then I can have the elderly family members take her for treatment.Doctor's answer:
In your case, it may be chronic colitis. Colitis is also known as non-specific ulcerative colitis. The onset is often slow, and the severity of the condition varies. Diarrhea is the main symptom, with the discharge of purulent bloody stools, mucoid bloody stools, or bloody stools, often accompanied by tenesmus. There is a characteristic of abdominal pain → urge to defecate → defecation → relief. It is recommended to first undergo a colonoscopy for a better diagnosis, and then proceed with symptomatic treatment.