What should I do if my child is always constipated?

Newborn babies are the apple of their parents' eyes, and they will give them a lot of supplements, fearing that they are not getting good nutrition. Anything unusual will make them anxious. During infancy, constipation is one of the more common diseases among infants. Many parents do not understand this disease and are anxious. For children who are always constipated, many of them are caused by excessive eagle eyes. So what should we do?

Nowadays, baby constipation is mainly caused by overnutrition and improper food combination. Many parents blindly increase their children's nutrition by making the protein content of their food high and the vegetables relatively small. Today's children's food industry is developing rapidly. Many high-end children's foods are refined grain products that lack residue. Children seldom eat foods high in crude fiber and residue, which can easily lead to constipation.

For infants and young children, a reasonable food combination can not only prevent the occurrence of constipation, but also has a good therapeutic effect on constipation. The proportion of fish, meat, eggs and grains in the food should be appropriate. Eat more vegetables and fruits, and let children eat some food made of cornmeal and rice flour. Children should be trained to develop the habit of defecating on time.

The morning water drinking method: Children drink a glass of warm boiled water when they wake up. Generally, they can defecate before or after breakfast. Long-term persistence can prevent and treat constipation.

2. Diet therapy: Adding diet therapy to the drinking water method will have better effects. Among foods, bananas, sesame oil and honey are all good laxative foods, and are especially effective for children with habitual constipation.

3. Drug therapy: Children generally do not need laxatives for constipation. Constipation in preschool and school-age children can be treated with Chinese patent medicines such as Children's Niuhuang San, Daochi Wan or Huaijiao Dihuang Wan.

If a child is constipated and has abdominal pain, he or she should go to the hospital for examination. Using a suppository to treat constipation is more effective.

Constipation in children is a relatively common thing, so parents do not need to worry too much about their children suffering from this symptom. They only need to follow the above methods for corresponding treatment, and the condition can usually be cured. However, if constipation is accompanied by pain, or if long-term treatment cannot cure the problem, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.