Prevention and treatment of dry stool in infants

What is the reason for dry and hard stools in babies? We would like to give you some practical suggestions and hope to be able to give you some judgment on the reasons for dry and hard stools in babies. We think that the baby has been constipated for too long, and the constipation leads to dry stools. So what can we do when facing dry stools in babies? Here are some suggestions for your reference!

1. First of all, you should ensure adequate water intake. Feed more water, fruit and vegetable juice, soup, etc., and increase the amount when sweating a lot.

2. For older babies, you can change the food structure: choose to eat more foods that are high in fiber and produce more gas, such as sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes to promote intestinal peristalsis; choose foods that are high in fiber, such as vegetables; add vegetable oil to the food to help moisturize the intestines; increase the intake of foods that are high in water, such as kelp, to ensure the volume of the stool. When feeding weaned children, attention should be paid to the combination of protein and carbohydrates. People with malnutrition need to improve their nutrition.

3. Do appropriate exercise to increase appetite and food intake; ensure food intake to form volumetric bowel movements.

4. Maintain regular eating, sleeping, and bowel movements; develop the habit of defecating on time and strengthen the formation of defecation reflex; the relationship between these three is cause and effect.

5. Massage the lower abdomen of infants and young children. Use 2-4 fingers together and massage the lower abdomen clockwise for several minutes with the navel as the center, twice a day.

6. During the period of dry stool, if you drink a lot of milk and your stool is dry and hard, you can add 5% sugar to the milk or drink honey water separately, which will help soften the stool; at the same time, reduce the intake of milk and increase the amount and variety of complementary foods.

Here we have given several treatments for dry stools in babies. How much do you know about them? We hope that the suggestions we put forward can give you some substantial advice and opinions, and we hope to give you the most effective and reasonable methods. Then you might as well take a look at your child's situation and prescribe the right medicine!