My baby always poops hard and his face turns red

Many parents will find that their babies always have to strain and their faces turn red when they poop. This situation is mostly caused by constipation in the baby. Faced with this situation, parents need to pay special attention and take timely measures to deal with it, otherwise many bad situations will occur. So let's take a closer look at what to do if your baby always poops hard and his face turns red?

If your baby has difficulty defecating, you should observe whether his stool is particularly dry. If so, it may be caused by constipation. You should give your child some laxatives, such as external enema, or let him drink more honey water and take some drugs such as lactulose. If he is easily awakened during sleep, you can give him Seven Star Tea, but it is best to take the medicine as prescribed by the doctor.

After food is digested and absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, the food residue is pushed to the large intestine, which absorbs excess water and then forms feces. If the stool is dry, hard and pill-shaped, defecation is difficult, and the bowel movement is less than twice a week, it is considered constipation. Any factor that slows down intestinal motility can lead to constipation. The most common ones are: insufficient water intake, insufficient fiber intake, and insufficient food intake.

In addition, because the baby's anal sphincter is not yet fully developed, sometimes it is not possible to defecate smoothly, or because of the hot climate, sweating, urination, skin and breathing water evaporation, resulting in more water loss, these are also the reasons for the dry and hard stools. To relieve your baby’s constipation, you must first pay attention to eating. Babies grow and develop rapidly, so they need to consume enough milk. If you add milk powder, you must pay attention to the preparation method and add a little boiled water to the baby between meals. At the same time, avoid letting the baby wear too many clothes and avoid too much sweating. The second is that babies over 4 months old can be given some fruit juice, such as orange juice, pear juice, jujube juice, etc., and an appropriate amount of boiled water every day. This can help intestinal peristalsis and allow them to defecate smoothly. Third, you can do abdominal massage. One hour after your baby finishes feeding, use your index and middle fingers to gently massage around the navel in a clockwise direction for about ten minutes. Fourth, cultivate the habit of regular bowel movements for your baby. Start training from the full month. First, find out the baby's routine and pay attention to some behaviors before defecation, such as blushing, staring, concentrating, grunting, etc. After the baby's bowel movements are more regular, you can change the toilet and urinate at regular times every day. After the baby can sit, you can train him to use the potty, but be careful not to let the child develop the bad habit of eating while sitting on the potty.