Patient's question:
Please ask, my daughter is 1 year and 9 months old. She cries a lot when she has a bowel movement, which is mild constipation. How should it be treated? She usually eats some vegetables intermittently, as well as shrimp, dumplings, soup, steamed buns, fried hairtail, and millet soup. Her diet is generally just these things. Besides drinking more water, are there other methods? Thank you!Doctor's answer:
Hello, a one-year-old baby with constipation cries every time they have a bowel movement. It might be piles. They can't speak, and every time they poop, they cry, probably because it hurts. Each time they feel pain, they hold back the stool, which makes it drier and drier. It's possible that every bowel movement causes bleeding from the anus. If you're still supplementing the child with calcium, stop. Calcium mixes with fat in food to form soap, which can cause constipation. Give the child more vegetables and fruits. Don't cook the vegetables too oily; just blanch them and chop them into small pieces.