What to do if your child has difficulty defecating

It is the common wish of all parents that every child can grow up healthily and happily. However, in daily life, children have low immunity and their gastrointestinal functions are not yet fully developed, which makes them particularly prone to some problems. Among them, difficulty in defecation for children is a common phenomenon in life. However, it is generally caused by excessive heat in the body and improper diet. Therefore, when such symptoms occur, timely adjustments must be made. Let’s learn about what to do if children have difficulty in defecation.

What to do if your child has difficulty defecating

Causes of difficulty defecating in children

1. Dry stool: When the stool is dry, the friction between the stool and the colon wall will increase, and the resistance to stool excretion will also increase accordingly, causing difficulty in defecation for children. The causes of dry stool are divided into two types: children getting angry due to gastrointestinal dryness and heat, and a lack of beneficial intestinal bacteria caused by taking antibiotics.

Spleen deficiency: In traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen is responsible for conduction. In other words, the main function of the spleen is conduction, including the transportation of blood and the excretion of feces. When the spleen is deficient, this conduction function will weaken, the feces will lack sufficient propulsion force and cannot be smoothly excreted from the body.

Eating too little: If the child's normal diet is very small, the amount of stool formed will also be relatively small. If the amount of stool is too small, gravity will not be sufficient to expel the stool from the body through abdominal pressure, which will also cause difficulty in defecation for children.

Diet is too refined: If the diet is too refined and the intake of dietary fiber is insufficient, it cannot effectively promote intestinal peristalsis, and the feces lacks the power to be discharged from the body, which can also cause difficulty in defecation in children.

What should I do if my child has difficulty defecating?

Identify the cause: Since the causes of children's difficulty in defecation are relatively complicated, the first step in solving children's difficulty in defecation is to identify the cause of children's difficulty in defecation. In fact, in addition to some organic diseases such as abnormal intestinal structure, anal atresia, megacolon, etc., the other main causes of children's difficulty in defecation have been introduced in detail above. As long as you observe carefully, it is easy to find out the causes of children's difficulty in defecation.

Targeted treatment: Once the cause of the child's difficulty in defecation is found, treatment becomes relatively simple. According to the specific needs of the child, you can regulate the spleen and stomach, supplement probiotics, increase the amount of food, pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine food, etc., to solve the child's defecation difficulties.

Home care methods for children with difficulty defecating:

Soap bars can help with bowel movements: Make the soap bar as thick as a pencil (be careful not to make it too sharp to avoid hurting the child's intestines), moisten it with water, and then insert it into the child's rectum through the anus.

Massage method: Put the four fingers of your right hand together, and massage your child's abdomen clockwise for 10 minutes every day. It can help with bowel movements and promote the child's digestion and absorption ability.

Enema: If the child is unable to defecate for a long time and you continue to help the child to defecate as soon as possible, you can also choose an enema to relieve the bowel movement.

The above is an introduction to what to do if children have difficulty defecating. After understanding it, we know that such symptoms have a certain impact on children's health, so we must make timely adjustments. First of all, we should let children drink more boiled water. In addition, we should also let children eat more vegetables and fruits. This will have a good effect on relieving constipation. If necessary, consult a doctor in time.