Patient's question:
Please ask, my daughter is 1 year and 9 months old. She cries a lot when having 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 limited to these. 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 defecate, which might be due to hemorrhoids. Since they cannot speak, they likely cry because it hurts. Each time they feel pain, they hold back the stool, causing it to become drier and possibly leading to bleeding from the anus with every bowel movement. If you are still supplementing the child with calcium, stop doing so. Calcium mixes with dietary fat to form calcium soap, which can cause constipation. Give the child more vegetables and fruits. Avoid cooking the vegetables in too much oil; blanch them and then chop them into small pieces.