What should I do if my child does not have a bowel movement for a few days?

If a child does not have a bowel movement for several days, it is usually due to indigestion or getting angry. In severe cases, it may lead to constipation. This is one of the common diseases among children. Usually, let the children drink boiled water and honey water more often, pay attention to a light diet, eat more high-fiber foods, and eat vegetables and fruits frequently. In addition, you can also give your child intestinal regulating drugs such as Mommy Love. If the condition is serious, go to the endocrinology department of the hospital.

The following methods can be used for relief and treatment:

1. Let the mother hold the baby, and then the father wipe the baby's buttocks with hot water. The baby will reflexively exert force to defecate. The effect is obvious. Do not use other medicines. The baby is too young to benefit and will not have a good effect.

2. You can also massage your baby's belly every day. Use your three middle fingers to massage around the baby's belly button in a clockwise direction for 5 minutes each time, once in the morning and once in the evening. This can help speed up the baby's intestinal peristalsis and produce a bowel reflex.

3. In addition, it is best for the baby to defecate in the early morning or before going to bed at night. Defecation in the morning is best, and defecation at night can make the baby sleep well at night. Having a bowel movement before meals can help your baby eat well, but don't have a bowel movement after meals. The mother should first observe the baby's bowel movements, and then consciously and regularly arrange bowel movements according to the baby's situation. During bowel movements, the mother should make "mmm mmm" sounds with him.

4. It is necessary to replenish water appropriately. For babies who are fed once every 4 hours, water should be added between two feedings. Drink plenty of water, 100-200ml per day.

5. For babies over one month old, you can boil cabbage and radish in water and give it to the child to drink. Boiling fresh reed roots in water and drinking it is effective in clearing internal heat. To make it taste better, you can add some sugar to the soup.

6. You can gently massage in a clockwise direction around the baby's belly button to help the baby digest and defecate. Massage your abdomen in a clockwise direction twice a day for 5-10 minutes each time.

7. If the child has severe dry stools, he or she can take pediatric digestive pills, 1 to 2 times a day, 1/4 pill each time.

8. It should be noted that if the baby is fed with a mixture of breast milk and formula, the mother who is breastfeeding should avoid eating spicy, fatty and greasy foods.

9. If a child does not have a bowel movement for several days, he should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. More exercise for babies can promote bowel movements. Parents should wash their hands before doing exercises, keep their nails short, and take off watches or jewelry to avoid scratching the baby's skin. If conditions permit, it would be better to play some relaxing, beautiful and lively music! Here is a set of parent-child fitness exercises suitable for one-year-old babies.