Why do babies get constipated after drinking milk powder?

It is a very common phenomenon for babies to become constipated after drinking milk powder. Many babies have encountered this problem. There are many reasons why babies become constipated after drinking milk powder. It may be due to incorrect method of preparing milk powder, or it may be due to the baby's physical condition.

Why does the baby have constipation after drinking milk powder?

Babies may have constipation problems after drinking milk powder because mothers neglect to replenish water for their babies. When mothers feed their babies milk powder, they also need to replenish water for their babies in time. This means that babies need to drink water while drinking milk powder, so that constipation can be prevented.

Reasons for baby constipation after eating milk powder

1. The digestion and absorption burden of formula milk powder is much higher than that of breast milk. The raw material of milk powder is milk, which contains casein and high calcium salt content. It is easy to clump under the action of stomach acid and is difficult to digest.

2. Some mothers are afraid that their babies don’t eat enough, so they increase the amount of milk powder without authorization. In fact, if the milk powder is too concentrated, the protein in the milk will increase, and insufficient water supply will cause excessive intestinal heat and lead to dry stools.

3. During formula feeding, trace elements and minerals such as calcium and vitamin D are still being supplemented, which will make the stool drier and more likely to cause constipation.

4. The feeding and raising process is too clean, which affects the establishment of normal intestinal flora. You can give your baby some probiotics to improve the baby's intestinal function and relieve constipation.

Why does the baby get constipated after drinking milk powder?

Why do babies get constipated after drinking milk powder? This is what many mothers want to know. Let’s take a look at it together.

1. The causes of constipation in newborns (those less than 28 days after birth) are mostly:

Artificial feeding: Milk contains more soap calcium after digestion, which can easily cause dry stools and thus constipation.

Insufficient milk supply: If the child eats less milk, vomits more, or takes fluid supplements, it may cause temporary bowel movement. In addition, the muscle layer of the digestive tract of newborns is not fully developed, which can easily cause constipation and vomiting. As long as the child does not lose weight, vomiting and constipation are normal.

2. The causes of constipation in infants (referring to children under 1 year old) are:

The food contains little fiber: it causes dry stools, you can add some vegetable food appropriately.

Failure to develop the habit of regular bowel movements: Children who do not develop good bowel movement patterns are prone to constipation, so they should be trained to have regular bowel movements every day and establish certain bowel movement conditioned reflexes so that they can develop good bowel movement habits.

Mental factors: If a child is suddenly mentally stimulated, or if the living environment and living habits suddenly change, it can also cause short-term constipation. In addition, children with hypothyroidism are prone to constipation, but these children also have other symptoms.

3. Adverse consequences of constipation:

There are many adverse consequences of constipation. The most direct consequence is anal fissure, which can cause blood dripping after defecation and pain around the anus. If the child feels pain after defecation, he will be unwilling to defecate, which will further cause constipation, forming a vicious cycle. Children with severe constipation may also develop external hemorrhoids. In addition, children with chronic constipation are often accompanied by loss of appetite, which leads to malnutrition, mental depression, and intestinal dysfunction, which will aggravate constipation.

Home remedies for treating baby constipation

Vegetable Rice Soup

Efficacy: Rapeseed is very nutritious and contains rich vitamins, which is beneficial to improving human immunity. It can also lower blood lipids, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, help the liver detoxify, and relax the intestines and treat constipation.

Suitable for: 7 months and above

Prepare ingredients: appropriate amount of rapeseed heart, a little rice noodles, appropriate amount of broth

practice:

Step 1: Wash and chop the vegetables, and mix the rice noodles with cold water until there are no lumps.

Step 2: Add broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Since the broth itself contains oil, no need to add oil. Pour the seasoned rice noodles into the pot while stirring. It is OK when the soup becomes a little thick. Don't add too much rice noodles. Add too much rice noodles and it will become paste instead of soup.

Step 3: Bring the soup with rice noodles to a boil again, add chopped vegetables and stir.

Step 4: Bring the soup in the pot to a boil again and cook for about 1 minute.

Step 5: When the vegetables are cooked, remove from the pan.