Difficult bowel movements or constipation commonly known as also known as constipation, can happen to anyone, both adults and infants and children.
Before we decide on a baby hard bowel movements or not we should know the normal frequency of bowel movements in infants. Babies have Defecation frequency as much as 4-10 times a day, even if the baby is exclusively breastfed he can Defecation 12-15 times a day. Babies can also Defecation 2-7 days. Of particular interest is whether the parents hard stools and baby trouble when bowel movements.
Baby Defecation repeatedly in a day because the digestive enzymes do not work perfectly but with increased age Defecation will then gradually to normal. The most important thing parents should pay attention to the consistency of bowel movements.
Benefits for babies who are exclusively breastfed rarely have trouble Defecation as an enzyme found in milk composition is in accordance with the physical condition and needs of the baby. Babies who have trouble Defecation usually babies who drink formula and begin consuming foods.
Characteristics of infants or children with defecation disorders:
- Often when pain Defecation (obstipasi).
- Bowel movement every day even 2-7 days.
- Small round black dirt like goat droppings, hard, black, green and pungent smell. frequent flatulence, defecated in his pants.
- Often bloating, flatulence and often pungent smell.
- Frequent abdominal pain, sleep a night because of stomach discomfort in the abdomen
Some of the causes of difficult bowel movements in infants and children:
- Formula feeding is too thick.
- Less drinking
- Less fiber
- Indigestion caused by hypersensitive to food
How to resolve constipation in infants and children:
- Add water to the dosing formula.
- Make sure your baby gets adequate water intake needs. Babies need a 0.1 to 0.4 liters of water / 10 kg body weight daily. Provide regular water not once. Example: baby weight 20 kg, the consumption of water needed in a day is 20 kg: 10 kg = 2 x 0.4 liters = 0.8 liters
- 4 month old baby had to be watered-down fruit juice. Do not forget to add vegetables to the foods.
- help babies exercise by bending your knees towards the baby's tummy gently be some times as much as a day.Bathe your baby with warm water
- Apply baby oil around the baby's rectal area.
Consultation with a physician is required when:
- No change when it is changing your diet
- Infant or child looks very ill,
- Out blood in the stool (feces)
- Rips occur in the anal region because of strong pressure.
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