What should I do if my baby has anal bleeding?

Many parents have found that their babies have anal bleeding when they defecate, which makes them very worried. In fact, this is a common phenomenon. Due to dry weather or the lack of fiber-containing foods in the diet, the baby's anus may bleed during defecation. Another reason may be using too rough toilet paper or diarrhea. So, how to deal with baby's anal bleeding?

The clinical manifestation of anal fissure is severe anal pain during and after defecation, which causes the baby to become irritable and cry incessantly. If an infant who is in the fastest period of growth and development suffers from anal fissure, the condition can be cured quickly as long as the parents take timely measures.

What to do if anal fissure occurs in children?

Bathing your baby in warm water for five minutes every day and using your fingers to do circular massage on the baby's anus can promote blood circulation in the anus and accelerate the recovery of anal fissures. After warm water sitz bath and anal massage, wipe the anus clean and apply some tea oil. Cultivate regular bowel movement habits in children. Parents should cultivate their children's good habit of regular bowel movements every day. At the same time, they should let their children consume a certain amount of water and fresh fiber-containing vegetables every day, so that their children will develop the habit of not being picky or partial to food. Keep your bowel movements regular every day. Keep the area clean. If a child has anal fissure, parents should gently wipe it clean with soft toilet paper after each bowel movement, and then take a warm water sitz bath to achieve local disinfection and accelerate the healing of the fissure. Local cautery treatment was performed when necessary.

How to prevent anal fissure in children?

1. Cultivate regular bowel movement habits in children. Parents should cultivate their children's good habit of regular bowel movements every day. At the same time, let their children consume a certain amount of water and fresh vegetables containing fiber every day, which will help keep their children's bowel movements smooth.

2. Breastfeeding. Breast milk mainly consists of lactalbumin, which is easy to digest and absorb, so breastfed babies have softer stools.

3. Local cautery treatment. For children with recurrent anal fissures for a long time, parents can use 20% silver nitrate for local cauterization under the guidance of a doctor, and then wipe off the excess silver nitrate with a cotton swab dipped in saline. If this is done once a day, the anal fissure will heal quickly.

4. Keep the area clean and hygienic. If a child has anal fissure, parents should gently wipe it clean with soft toilet paper after each bowel movement, and then take a sitz bath in a 1:5000 potassium permanganate (PP powder) warm water solution for 10-20 minutes, which can achieve the effect of local disinfection and accelerate the healing of the fissure.

The above is the treatment method for baby's anal bleeding. When a child has such a situation, parents should first check whether the child has anal fissure, because anal fissure can occur at any age. Another thing is that the baby's diet is also very important. Remember to supplement the baby with enough water and fiber every day to avoid the recurrence of anal fissure.