What to do if a five-year-old boy is constipated?

Constipation is a common disease in life. For some female friends, they basically suffer from constipation every day. In severe cases, they may not defecate for ten days or half a month. It is really uncomfortable to be held back by the stool. In fact, constipation occurs not only in adults but also in some children. So, what to do if a five-year-old boy is constipated?

Tell your children to drink more water. The main cause of constipation is internal heat and lack of body fluid. Drinking more water can relieve the dryness in the body, replenish water, strengthen gastrointestinal motility, and relieve constipation.

Some children are picky eaters. They only eat meat and don’t like vegetables and fruits. When the children are sick, you can use facts to educate them to change their picky eating habits. Maybe the child will forget the pain after the wound heals, but it doesn’t matter. Without education, there will be no change. If you persist in educating, there will be change one day.

Eat more fruits such as bananas, dragon fruit, pears, apples, etc., which can not only replenish various vitamins and water, but also regulate the stomach and intestines and relieve constipation.

Educate your children to go to the toilet when they need to at school, and let them develop the habit of defecating on time. Some children are timid and shy. Sometimes they just want to play after class. But when class starts, they suddenly want to go to the toilet, but they will be criticized by the teacher, so they hold it in. Over time, this becomes a habit.

If your child has a habit of eating snacks, such as dry snacks like biscuits and puffed foods, help him or her to quit eating them. These processed foods not only contain various additives, but are also an important cause of constipation.

When constipation is severe, solve the current practical problem first. You can put a suppository in your child's butt, and the child will have a bowel movement soon; you can also put some small bars of soap in the butt to act as a lubricant.

I often massage my children's stomachs at home. The massage method is: gently push from the top to the bottom from the pit of the stomach. Be careful not to reverse the direction, as it will be counterproductive. Push from left to right. Abdominal massage can strengthen gastrointestinal motility, eliminate old stool, and eliminate toxins in the gastrointestinal tract. ——Abdominal pushing method is a frequently used technique in traditional Chinese medicine. Pushing the abdomen every day can not only relieve constipation but also help lose weight and beautify the body. After pushing the abdomen, the frequency of bowel movements and the amount of flatus will increase, indicating that the stomach and intestines are unblocked.