Causes of thick stools in children

In life, many of us parents often encounter the phenomenon that our children's stools appear to be relatively rough. If the child's stool is rough, it will be more troublesome to defecate. Rough stools are easy to excrete, which will cause great trouble to the child. Once the child's stool is not easy to excrete, it will cause indigestion, and then the child will have a poor appetite. When faced with the phenomenon of children's rough stools, we must first find the cause. Let's take a look at what factors cause children's rough stools.

This situation is considered to be constipation, which is mostly caused by drinking too little water, insufficient intake of fiber-rich foods, lack of exercise, etc. Patients may have varying degrees of abdominal distension, dry stools, weakened bowel sounds, etc. Active treatment and prevention are recommended. Suggestions: Let your children drink more water and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables rich in dietary fiber. Also develop the habit of regular bowel movements.

The dry weather in winter can easily cause constipation in children. What should we do if children have constipation? This is a question that parents and friends are very concerned about. To solve the problem of children's constipation, we need to understand the causes of children's constipation so that we can treat it accordingly.

1. Causes of constipation in children

1. Dietary factors: If the baby eats too little or has insufficient sugar in the diet, it can result in less residue after digestion and less stool volume. A diet high in protein makes stools alkaline, dry, and less frequent. Foods high in calcium can also cause constipation. For example, milk contains more calcium than human milk, so babies who are fed with cow's milk are more likely to develop constipation than those who are fed with breast milk. The fiber in vegetables can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote bowel movements. Some children do not like to eat vegetables, which is also a major cause of constipation.

2. Insufficient intake of dietary fiber. Many children do not like to eat vegetables and prefer high-fat, high-cholesterol foods. Some parents who lack health knowledge do not know how to guide their children. This causes slow gastrointestinal motility, indigestion, and food residues to stagnate in the intestines for too long, causing constipation.

3. Habitual factors: Constipation may occur due to irregular lifestyle or lack of regular bowel movement training, or in some children due to sudden changes in environment.

4. Children with rickets, malnutrition, and hypothyroidism have poor abdominal muscle tone or weakened intestinal motility, and constipation is more common. Anal fissure; inflammation around the anus, pain at the anus during bowel movements, children are afraid of the pain and do not defecate, leading to constipation. Children with Hirschsprung's disease experience constipation, abdominal distension, and vomiting soon after birth. When the abdominal tumor presses close to the intestinal cavity, stool cannot pass smoothly and may also cause constipation. What should we do when children suffer from constipation? 1. Diet adjustment Most children with constipation belong to the first situation, and most constipation can be relieved after adjusting the diet. When a milk-fed baby is constipated, the sugar content in the milk can be increased to 8%, and fruit juice can be added. For older babies, honey can be added. Young children with constipation should reduce protein in their diet, increase cereal foods, and increase the intake of vegetables, fruits and other residue-containing foods.

The reasons why children have rough stools are due to the factors mentioned above. In the face of such reasons, we must treat the children in time, but first of all, we must avoid letting the children be exposed to these reasons. The children’s diet must be improved, let the children eat more easy-to-digest food, and ensure that the food is light, so that the child’s rough stool phenomenon can be improved. At the same time, we must also avoid giving children spicy and irritating foods at this time to stimulate the child’s intestines.