What to do if your baby is constipated? What causes your baby's constipation?

Since the baby was born, the one who worries the most is probably the mother. She has to worry about this and that, fearing that the baby has not been taken good care of. Now, for some reason, the baby is constipated. What should I do? How can I help the baby to defecate?

1. Mothers can use their palms to gently massage the baby's abdomen. Massage method: Place the base of your palms close to the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, and massage and push in the order of right upper abdomen - left upper abdomen - left lower abdomen - right lower abdomen, and repeat this process. Each massage can last for 8-10 minutes, 2-3 times a day, until constipation improves, and then continue for 1-2 weeks to consolidate the effect. Abdominal massage can promote gastrointestinal blood circulation in the abdomen and increase intestinal peristalsis, which is very helpful for helping babies to defecate smoothly.

2. Soap bar laxative method: Use soap to cut into a soap bar as thick as a pencil and more than 3 cm long. Moisten it with water and insert it into the baby's anus. It can stimulate the intestinal wall and cause defecation.

3. Salted radish strips laxative method: Cut radish strips into pencil-thick strips, soak them in salt water and insert them into the anus to promote defecation.

4. Suppository: Injecting a suppository into the child's anus can stimulate the intestinal wall and induce defecation.

5. Hot water bath method: Pour a basin of hot water with moderate temperature, hold the baby's legs, immerse the back of the buttocks in the water, hold it for 2 minutes, then take it out, rest for 2 and a half minutes, immerse it in the water again, and repeat this several times.

1. The baby's diet contains little fiber. Parents nowadays always spoil their babies. In addition, babies nowadays are picky eaters and do not like to eat vegetables and fruits. Parents also let it go and do not correct their bad eating habits in time.

Therefore, the dietary fiber content in the baby's diet is too low. You should know that dietary fiber plays an irreplaceable role in promoting human defecation, because dietary fiber is a good laxative. If the dietary fiber content in food is too low, it is not easy to stimulate the defecation reflex of the nervous system. The feces stay in the intestines for too long, and the water in it is excessively absorbed by the intestines. In addition, the baby does not drink enough water, which eventually leads to dry and hard feces, thus causing constipation.

2. The baby does not develop good bowel habits. The baby's nature is to play. Many babies feel the urge to defecate, but because of playing or other reasons, they do not defecate in time. When the urge to defecate is over, they do not want to defecate. Over time, the defecation reflex will gradually become dull, that is, over time, even if the intestines are full of feces, it will not send out a defecation signal, so the baby suffers from constipation.

3. The baby's living environment or habits suddenly change. The baby's psychological ability to withstand stress is not yet fully mature. If the baby's diet and living habits are suddenly changed at this time, such as leaving familiar relatives or environments, especially when the defecation environment or conditions change, such as just going to kindergarten, the baby will be too nervous due to temporary discomfort, which will lead to constipation.

Use avocado and banana to make a puree for your baby to eat. Peel the avocado, cut it in half, and use half of it. Peel the banana and cut 1/3 of the middle section into slices. Then put the avocado and banana in a cup and stir them. Add warm water and puree them. Because these two foods are rich in protein, and after the protein is absorbed by the baby's body, it can have the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, which can relieve the baby's constipation.

You can also feed your baby some dragon fruit. If your baby is young, you can put the dragon fruit in a blender and make it into a puree, and filter out the seeds. The reason for eating it this way is that pitaya contains some dietary fiber, which can have a laxative effect, and naturally improve your baby's constipation.

Massage method: Place the base of your palm against the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, and massage and push in the order of right upper abdomen - left upper abdomen - left lower abdomen - right lower abdomen, and repeat this process. Each massage can last for 8-10 minutes, 2-3 times a day, until the constipation is relieved, and then continue for 1-2 weeks to consolidate the effect. Abdominal massage can promote gastrointestinal blood circulation in the abdomen and increase intestinal peristalsis, which is very helpful for helping the baby to defecate smoothly.