My baby has severe constipation. What are some tips for treatment?

Constipation is a problem that many babies have. The occurrence of constipation is affected by many factors, such as weather changes, changes in living habits, or inadaptability to added food. Constipation is not just difficulty in defecation. If it is a long-term constipation, it can cause a lot of harm to the body. When the baby is constipated, the mother should not be too nervous. There are still some ways to solve the baby's constipation. The following are some tips for severe constipation of the baby:

1. Bifidobacterium: In recent years, some methods have been used to improve the intestinal microecology of infants to soften stools, such as oral administration of bifidobacterium preparations. Some milk powder companies even add this type of bacteria directly into milk powder. This method can indeed make it easier for infants to defecate and prevent constipation.

2. Whole grains: When older children are constipated, you can add some whole grains, such as standard flour, potatoes, corn, barley, etc. Oily foods and cold boiled water can also help prevent and treat constipation. For babies over 4 to 5 months old, complementary foods can be added appropriately. It is best to chop spinach, cabbage, greens, shepherd's purse, etc., put them into rice porridge and cook them together to make a variety of delicious vegetable porridge for the baby. In addition, complementary foods contain a large amount of B vitamins, which can promote the recovery of intestinal muscle tension and are very helpful for defecation.

3. Cooling oil: prepare a bottle of cooling oil, preferably the white kind, and apply a thin layer of cooling oil around the baby's belly button (not too much, otherwise the baby's delicate skin can't bear it), and then apply a layer on the back corresponding to the belly button, and massage slightly. After 1 to 2 hours, the baby will start to fart and then poop slowly. If it doesn’t work once, try 2 to 3 times.

4. Timing: Don’t change bad eating habits. Secondly, we need to change the child's bowel habits and develop the habit of regular bowel movements every day.