What is the solution for a baby who hasn't pooped for two days?

Parents are very concerned about their children's physical changes, especially their children's daily eating habits and daily excretion conditions. Every child's physical condition has a regular pattern, such as how many times a day they need to defecate. So, the next thing we want to understand is the phenomenon that the baby has not defecated for two days. What's going on?

Ways to relieve constipation:

1. Drink more boiled water and eat appropriate amounts of vegetables and fruits.

2. Massage the abdomen appropriately: Massage the lower left abdomen. If you feel a string-like object, gently massage from top to bottom to promote the discharge of stool.

3. Appropriately massage the child's anus: induce physiological reflexes and promote defecation.

4. Appropriate activities can promote the downward movement of stool and induce defecation.

5. Artificial defecation: use paraffin oil, enema, small soap bars, etc. (Limited to babies with severe constipation)

6. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: Traditional Chinese medicine that can clear away heat, detoxify, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements can be used appropriately. (Doctor's guidance required)

Constipation in infants and young children is a common disease with many causes, which can be summarized into the following two categories:

1) Functional constipation - this type of constipation can be cured through treatment.

2) Constipation caused by congenital intestinal malformations - this type of constipation cannot be cured by general conditioning and must be corrected by surgery. The vast majority of infant constipation is functional.

If a baby eats too little, there will be less residue after digestion and naturally less stool. Insufficient sugar in milk can cause dry stools. If the diet is insufficient for a long time, malnutrition will occur, the abdominal and intestinal muscles will lack strength, and the stool will not be able to be discharged, which may cause stubborn constipation. The nature of stool is related to the ingredients of food. If the food contains a lot of protein but lacks carbohydrates (sugar and starch), the stool will be dry and the frequency of bowel movements will be small; if the food contains more carbohydrates, the frequency of bowel movements will increase and the stool will be loose and soft; if the food is high in fat and carbohydrates, the stool will be lubricated.

From the article, we learned that the baby has not pooped for two days. Don’t be too nervous about this phenomenon. Giving your child too many snacks or not paying attention to drinking water can cause constipation or getting a sore throat.