Prevention and treatment of newborn baby who has not had bowel movement for four days

When the weather is hot, if you don’t drink more water, constipation will occur. Although constipation is not a big problem, if it occurs again after a few days, it is also a serious problem. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to this issue. So, what should you do if your newborn baby hasn’t defecated for four days? Here I will introduce to you the treatment method.

Children's constipation is mostly caused by dry stools. Dry stools are caused by slow intestinal movement and excessive water absorption, which leads to dry and hard stools, reduced frequency, and difficulty in excretion. Since the dietary variety of infants and young children is relatively limited, and the foods they often eat contain less fiber and higher protein content, it is easy to cause dry stools. Dry stools can damage the delicate anal skin of children and cause anal fissures. The occurrence of anal fissure makes the baby afraid of defecation, and they cry incessantly every time they defecate, creating a vicious cycle. Over time, it can cause symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, and restless sleep, and it can also affect growth and development.

Because infants' gastrointestinal nerve regulation is not sound and their gastrointestinal function is not fully developed, using laxatives can easily lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction and diarrhea. Here are some preventive measures for newborns who haven’t had a bowel movement for four days.

1. Food therapy:

The first thing to do when infants and young children have dry stools is to find out the cause. If they are breastfed, constipation caused by insufficient breast milk may cause weight loss, crying after eating, etc. For this type of constipation, the symptoms will be relieved as long as the amount of milk is increased. Babies who are fed with milk are more prone to constipation, mostly because the casein content in milk is too high, which makes the stool dry and hard. In this case, you can reduce the amount of milk and increase the amount of sugar, that is, increase the sugar content of milk from the original 5%-8% to 10%-12%, and increase the amount of juice appropriately. For babies under 4 months old, you can add some milk cake to the milk. Because the carbohydrates in the milk cake can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and help defecation after being partially fermented in the intestines. For babies over 4-5 months old, complementary foods can be added appropriately. It is best to chop spinach, cabbage, green vegetables, shepherd's purse, etc., put them into rice porridge and cook them together to make a variety of delicious vegetable porridge for the baby. The large amount of cellulose and other food residues contained in vegetables can promote intestinal peristalsis and achieve the purpose of laxative. In addition, complementary foods contain a large amount of B vitamins, which can promote the recovery of intestinal muscle tension and are very helpful for defecation. If the above dietary adjustments do not help with infant constipation, you can give the baby honey water to drink. That is, you can feed the baby honey water regularly or put honey in milk, which will have a better effect. You can also eat some bananas, which can have a laxative effect in the short term.

2. Training bowel habits:

Babies can be trained to have regular bowel movements from 4 months old. Because intestinal motility speeds up after eating, the urge to defecate often occurs, so it is generally advisable to let children defecate after eating to establish a conditioned reflex of defecation and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

3. Drug treatment:

If the above methods do not work for infant constipation, you can use enema to relieve constipation. Please note when using it. After the enema is injected into the anus, parents should clamp the buttocks on both sides with their hands to allow the enema liquid to remain in the intestines for a while, and then let the child defecate. This will have a better effect. At home, you can also use a soap head to insert it into the child's anus, which also has a laxative effect.

4. Massage:

Spend 10 minutes every day massaging your abdomen. Let the child sleep on the bed and relax the whole body. Put the palms of both hands together and press them on the navel. First rub it 100 times in clockwise direction, and then rub it 100 times in counterclockwise direction. Use moderate force and gentle movements when rubbing.

The above is the treatment method for newborns who have not defecated for four days. After reading the above introduction, you can rest assured about this. You should let your child drink more water and eat more fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. At the same time, you can also make some sweet potatoes for your children to eat, which is beneficial to their bowel movements.