What medicine is good for newborn constipation?

Constipation is a very common phenomenon in life. Whether it is adults, the elderly or newborn babies, they will all suffer from constipation. There are many reasons for baby constipation. Most of them may be caused by incorrect feeding methods, such as insufficient breast milk or some factors of formula feeding. However, if the baby has constipation, parents should not give the child medicine. The baby's stomach is very delicate, and if they take medicine frequently, it is easy to become dependent on it.

What to eat for constipation baby

1. Baby's constipation due to heat accumulation : characterized by dry and hard stools like sheep dung, difficulty in defecation, and may be accompanied by abdominal distension and pain, bad breath, hot hands and feet, etc. The treatment is suitable for clearing heat and moistening the intestines.

(1) Vegetable soup: Use appropriate amount of fresh spinach or cabbage to make soup and drink it.

(2) Radish juice: Mash the red radish into a paste and extract the juice (or use a juicer to extract the juice), add appropriate amount of sugar, cook for 2-3 minutes, and drink while warm.

(3) Senna and egg yolk soup: 5-10 grams of senna leaves, 1 egg yolk, and a little spinach. Crack the egg yolks into a bowl and stir them for later use. Boil senna leaves in water, remove the residue and take the juice, add eggs and spinach, and boil.

(4) Boil 100 grams of soybean skin in water and drink it three times a day.

2. Baby's constipation due to deficiency syndrome: characterized by constipation, difficulty in defecation, or stool that is dry at first and then loose, accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, etc.

(1) Leek juice: Crush leek leaves and take 1 cup of juice. Drink with warm water, once in the morning and once in the evening.

(2) Peel and chop fresh potatoes, add boiling water to mash, wrap in gauze, squeeze out the juice, and take 1-2 spoons on an empty stomach every morning for about half a month.

(3) 10-20g radish seeds, fry until yellow, grind into fine powder, add sugar, and drink with boiled water, 1-2 times a day.

(4) Crush 15 grams of black sesame seeds, boil in water, and eat on an empty stomach. Or 10-20 grams of black sesame seeds, fry until fragrant, crush them, and put them into steamed buns or bread, 1-2 times a day.

(5) Cooking sweet potatoes.

(6) Almond soup: 10-20 grams of almonds, 50 grams of yam, and 20 grams of walnut meat. Wash, peel and crush the first three ingredients, mix well, add appropriate amount of water, boil and take frequently.

How to treat baby constipation

1. Eat small, frequent meals

The baby's stomach capacity is very small, and eating rough, large or excessive food can easily block the stomach and intestines and cause constipation symptoms. Therefore, babies should eat small and frequent meals. Mothers can prepare a small bowl for them, and the amount of rice they put in each bowl should be about 1/3 or 1/4 of an adult's. This way, the baby will not feel like he or she will never finish eating, and will also have a greater sense of accomplishment.

2. Take probiotics

Supplementing with probiotics can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote bowel movements.

3. Soups and water can clear the intestines

(1) Mung bean and barley soup:

Mung beans and coix seeds are rich in fiber, which can not only improve the symptoms of constipation, but also have the effect of clearing away heat and reducing inflammatory reactions.

(2) Red Date Soup:

Red dates have the effect of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi. Chinese medicine believes that red dates also have the effect of clearing away evil spirits from the heart and abdomen. Therefore, when the baby is constipated, the mother may wish to try to make soup with red dates for the baby to drink.

4. Exercise appropriately

Properly strengthening the activity of the abdominal muscles can help improve the symptoms of constipation. For example, simple movements such as squatting, bending the body forward or backward, or turning the waist can twist the waist muscles and accelerate intestinal peristalsis.

5. Parent-child massage

Massaging your baby before bed can also promote intestinal peristalsis. The specific method is: let the baby lie on his back on the bed, and the mother massages the baby's abdomen with the base of her right palm, rubbing and pushing in the direction of right upper abdomen - left upper abdomen - right upper abdomen, but be careful not to use too heavy a technique. Each time should last for 10 minutes, and do it 2 to 3 times a day.

6. Press acupoints

Mothers can also try pressing the following acupoints. Generally, press them lightly several times one hour after a meal, which will also help promote intestinal peristalsis.

(1) Zusanli acupoint: Let the baby sit down. The Zusanli acupoint is located 3 inches (about three or four horizontal fingers) below the concave area on the outside and below the knee. Press the acupoint continuously for 1-2 minutes.

(2) Zhigou point: Located 3 inches above the transverse line on the back of the wrist, between the ulna and radius.

7. Good bowel habits

Some mothers start toilet training when their babies are 3-4 months old. Babies often feel the urge to defecate because their intestinal motility speeds up after eating. Therefore, it is generally advisable to let the baby defecate after eating. This will establish a conditioned reflex of defecation and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The mother can choose one hour after breakfast as the baby's fixed bowel movement time, and let the baby sit on his own toilet for 10 minutes. If the baby still does not feel like defecating, let him get up. In this way, the baby will gradually develop the habit of going to the toilet on time. Giving your baby a glass of juice or warm honey water to moisten the intestines before going to the toilet can also help with bowel movements.