Why does a baby fart all the time without defecating for three days?

The health of infants is very easily affected by various factors. Therefore, parents are very concerned about the physical health and development of their infants and are very concerned about some problems that are more likely to occur. For example, excretion problems are one of the most common problems for infants. Many infants do not defecate for three days and always fart. What's going on? This is a problem that makes parents very anxious. Let's take a look at the explanation below.

If a baby does not defecate for three days and keeps farting, it means the baby has constipation. Although it is normal bowel movement due to breastfeeding, the mother does not need to be too anxious. However, studies have suggested that the amount of breast milk at this time is just enough or slightly insufficient for the baby, so the ideal frequency of bowel movements should be adjusted to 1-2 times a day. In order to better ensure the rapid metabolic needs of infancy and seize the opportunity to cultivate good bowel habits in babies, it is possible to effectively prevent constipation in the future. Parents can take the following measures:

1. Have bowel movements regularly. Since constipation usually starts to occur around 2 months old, it is important to train your child to have regular bowel movements (e.g., early morning and evening) so that they can develop good bowel habits early.

2. Do abdominal massage every day.

(1) Use your palms to gently rub the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, rotating from left to right 10 times. Rest for 5 minutes, then massage 10 times again. Repeat 3 times.

(2) Place the baby in supine position and hold the baby's legs to do flexion and extension exercises, stretching and flexing once, for a total of 10 times, and then flexing and extending one leg 10 times. This will help the baby's intestinal peristalsis and facilitate the excretion of stool; 3. Drink more water appropriately. For fat babies with constipation, you can feed them some boiled water or vegetable or fruit juice between two feedings a day. Adding complementary foods after they are 6 months old can completely solve this bowel movement problem; 4. Increase the amount of milk. If the child has less bowel movements and poor weight gain due to insufficient breast milk, you can give the child some formula milk in time; if the baby is more than 4 months old, you can also add a little rice soup to improve the bowel movement; 5. Stimulate the anus for defecation. Twice a day, about 20-30 minutes after the baby feeds, apply an oily topical medication (such as chloramphenicol ointment) to the baby's anus, pad it with soft paper, gently push and press the anus, and do it slowly 10 times. Generally, the baby will feel the urge to defecate or have a bowel movement soon. Dip a sterilized cotton swab in vegetable oil and gently insert it into the baby's anus to induce a bowel movement in the rectum.

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