One year old baby has black stool

When babies are young, their stomach digestive system is not particularly mature, so many babies are prone to diarrhea or constipation. Many mothers will observe the state of their babies' stools when helping them to defecate, so as to determine which diseases the baby's digestive system has, so as to give the baby some digestive medicine in time. So what is the matter with black stools in babies over one year old?

If the stool is dry and hard, then constipation is a problem. In the case of constipation, you should pay attention to adjusting the child's diet. If the stool is severely dry and hard, you can use medications to relieve constipation in the acute phase, such as lactulose. You can also consider adding probiotics. The most important thing is to rely on dietary adjustments. Pay attention to eating more sweet potatoes, bananas, prune puree, etc., which will help with defecation.

What should I do if my 1 and a half year old baby has black stools in the past two days?

What to do if your baby is constipated? Parents should pay attention to adjusting the baby's diet; train the baby to develop a good habit of regular bowel movements; you can also frequently give the baby a clockwise abdominal massage; if the baby has not defecated for a long time, use a suppository to relieve constipation; use medication under the guidance of a doctor when necessary.

1. Adjust your baby’s diet

If the baby is breastfed, constipation caused by insufficient breast milk may result in weight loss, crying after eating, etc. For this type of constipation, the symptoms of constipation will be relieved as long as the amount of milk is increased.

Artificially-fed babies are more prone to constipation, so you should pay attention to the method and proportion of preparing milk powder. Give your baby some water between feedings. If the weather is hot and the baby sweats a lot, you should increase the amount of water. For babies over 4-5 months old, complementary foods can be added appropriately. It is best to chop spinach, cabbage, green vegetables, shepherd's purse, etc., put them into rice porridge and cook them together to make a variety of delicious vegetable porridge for the baby.

Babies can be trained to have regular bowel movements from 3-4 months old. Because intestinal motility speeds up after eating, the urge to defecate often occurs, so it is generally advisable to let children defecate after eating. This will establish a conditioned reflex of defecation and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

3. Massage the abdomen and anus

Mothers can often give their babies abdominal massages to promote digestion and intestinal motility. Properly massaging the baby's anus can induce physiological reflexes and promote defecation.

4. Enema for laxative

If the above methods do not work for infant constipation, you can use a suppository to relieve constipation. Please note when using it. After the enema is injected into the anus, parents should clamp the buttocks on both sides with their hands to allow the enema liquid to remain in the intestines for a while, and then let the child defecate. The effect is very good, but this method should not be used frequently.

You can take probiotics to regulate intestinal flora and improve constipation. Traditional Chinese medicine that clears away heat, detoxifies, and moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements can be used appropriately.

The medicine should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Be especially careful not to abuse laxatives. Frequent use of such drugs will make the intestinal wall dependent on the drugs, leading to even more severe dysfunctional constipation.

The most important responsibility of a baby's mother is to take good care of her baby. Mothers will be very nervous when they find that their baby has black stools. In fact, the baby's black stools may be caused by constipation. If you find that your baby has black stools, you can use the methods described in this article to actively regulate it.