What should I do if my child is often constipated?👦👧

Children have irregular bowel movements and it is very difficult to defecate. What should you do? In fact, constipation in children is very common. If the child's body has no major problems after the examination, it is probably related to improper diet or intestinal dysfunction. This situation can often be resolved by adjusting the children's diet. But how should we adjust the details? The following will explain a little.

Can children with constipation take medicine?

For children with constipation, the most effective and recommended treatment is non-drug methods. It mainly recommend to improve the coordination between the abdomen and pelvic floor muscle tissue. If the child takes laxatives too early, the child may continue to have symptoms of constipation. In fact, there are many reasons for children's constipation, which may be caused by abnormal diet, lack of water, insufficient exercise or intestinal diseases. It is more important to find out the cause of constipation for children's constipation than to use stool laxatives.

First of all, we should observe whether the child has a partial eclipse habit?

Children often have partial eating habits, such as eating only meat, not eating vegetables, drinking very little water every day, or eating snacks instead of regular meals. Children who have a partial eclipse should find ways to encourage them to eat more fruits and vegetables such as making fruits and vegetables into interesting patterns to attract children to eat. You should also try to make children drink more water every day. Children over 1 year old should drink more than 1000 ml of water per day. And you should not let children drink juice or milk instead of drinking water.

In addition, you can try to help your child develop a habit of defecation on time.

If the child does not have the habit of defecation on time, try to help him develop it. For example, let the child sit on the toilet for 5-10 minutes within 20-30 minutes after eating, 1-2 times a day to help the child develop the habit of defecation on time. Especially after breakfast, children are more likely to defecate. 

Posture: When going to the toilet, children should sit with their feet supported and the knees just above the hips. You can use a small stool or a book to achieve this posture.

Breathing training: Breathing training is very helpful to improve the muscles of the pelvic floor and can relax the anal sphincter. It is recommended to teach children to practice the movements of blowing candles and smelling flowers. It can prevent children from holding their breath during defecation.

Regular exercise can also strengthen the child's core strength and accelerate the peristalsis of the intestines.

Adjust the digestive function of the child's gastrointestinal tract.

When children have problems with defecation and indigestion, you can supplement with probiotics to increase the good bacteria in the intestinal tract. When you select probiotics, you can choose Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium species to help adjust the intestinal function. Probiotics can added to warm water for drinking, but the water temperature should not exceed 40°C. At the same time, this can increase the child's drinking water. 

👉If you have tried all of the above methods and the children's constipation has not improved. You are advised to seek medical attention.