The child has not pooped for three days

The frequency of a child's bowel movements is an important indicator of his or her health. If a child has not defecated for three days, parents must pay attention to it, because this is most likely caused by the baby's unreasonable diet. In addition, if the child is breastfed, the mother's unreasonable diet may also cause this problem. Next, I will introduce to you the solution to your baby’s abnormal bowel movements!

1. Check whether your baby is eating enough

When the baby has not defecated for three days, parents should first check whether the baby has eaten enough during these three days. If the baby is still not full, he or she probably will not defecate.

2. Check whether the mother’s diet structure is reasonable

When the baby has not defecated for three days, if the baby is breastfed, you need to check whether your diet structure is reasonable. If it is caused by your own diet factors, you need to adjust your diet structure, avoid eating foods that are easy to cause inflammation, and feed them to the baby through breast milk.

3. Give your baby warm honey water

If your baby has not defecated for three days, you can give him warm honey water to drink. Honey water has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, making it easier to defecate. If the baby has already started eating complementary foods, you can also add more crude fiber foods to your diet.

4. Let your baby move more

If your baby has not defecated for three days, you can let him move more. You can let your baby swim and get his limbs moving. More activities can promote intestinal peristalsis. When intestinal peristalsis is accelerated, the stool will come out naturally.

5. Abdominal massage

If your baby has not defecated for three days, you can give him/her a circular massage on his/her abdomen to encourage him/her to defecate by promoting intestinal peristalsis. On the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, massage in circles in a clockwise direction with appropriate force. This touch can also increase the affection between mother and baby.

6. Use medication to relieve constipation when necessary

If your baby has not defecated for three days, you can use enema to relieve constipation under the doctor's advice. When using, be sure to lubricate the front end of the enema to avoid damaging the baby's rectal mucosa.