What to do if your baby has bleeding stool and anal fissure

Parents are very worried if their baby has problems with bowel movements. Because the baby is still young and his stomach and intestines are very fragile, he is very prone to gastrointestinal discomfort, which will be reflected in the baby's stool. Some babies not only have symptoms of bloody stools, but also suffer from anal fissures, which have a great impact on the baby's health. So, what should you do if your baby has bleeding stools or anal fissures?

If your baby has difficulty defecating and the blood in his stool is bright red, it may be related to anal fissure.

Anal fissure

Parents can use a flashlight to shine on the baby's anus. If they find small skin tears inside the anus, there may be one or even more, basically in a cone shape. Sometimes, the torn area will be slightly red, and blood may be seen at the tear. Then it can be confirmed that the baby has anal fissure. For babies around one year old, their anal sphincters are basically mature. Combined with the fact that the baby has difficulty defecating, it can be determined that anal fissure is related to constipation.

Ways to relieve symptoms

So, if you want to relieve your child's symptoms, you need to start from two aspects:

One is to treat anal fissure.

Parents can go to the drugstore to buy some soft cloth dipped in berberine water (a tablet of berberine diluted with 250ml of warm water), add warm water, and apply a hot towel to the baby's buttocks. Be careful not to wipe the crack with wet tissues, as this will not only fail to reduce inflammation, but can easily aggravate the condition of the wound. In addition, applying Vaseline can also lubricate the skin around the anus and make bowel movements smoother for the baby.

The second is to treat constipation.

Baby constipation is related to the decrease in intestinal bacteria and cellulose. This is because most of the water in the feces is obtained by the bacteria in the intestines breaking down the cellulose in the food. If there are insufficient bacteria and cellulose, constipation will occur. Therefore, in order to solve constipation, parents can use the "bacteria + cellulose" method in two ways.

Cellulose is widely found in vegetables, fruits and grains. Parents should pay attention to increasing the proportion of vegetables in the baby's complementary food, and they can also give the baby more fruits at ordinary times.

It is important to remind parents not to be too meticulous when processing green leafy vegetables, otherwise the cellulose in the green leafy vegetables will be destroyed. Generally speaking, green leafy vegetables can be blanched in boiling water and then chopped into pieces before feeding to babies.

Finally, the editor has something to say: Moms should not panic if their baby has bloody stools. You can use the treatment method for anal fissures provided by the editor. If there is no effect, you should seek medical attention immediately. After all, anal fissures are very painful for babies. Also, be sure to feed your baby healthy complementary foods.