What to do if a two-year-old baby is constipated

It is quite common for two-year-old babies to suffer from constipation, which is mainly related to poor diet. In addition, this situation may also occur if the baby gets angry. When a baby is constipated, you should first pay attention to diet adjustment and eat more foods that can promote the baby's bowel movement. In addition, in daily life, parents must let their children develop the good habit of regular bowel movements, and they should exercise moderately and let the baby develop the habit of drinking plenty of water.

1. Diet adjustment

The most important thing to treat baby constipation is to focus on conditioning and care. Try to adjust the dietary structure, diversify the diet, and let children eat more fruits, vegetables and other foods rich in crude fiber. Finally, pay attention to replenishing water. Drink a glass of honey water or cold boiled water on an empty stomach half an hour after getting up in the morning and before each meal. This can help moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements. For children who still have constipation after adjustment, appropriate medication can be used for treatment.

2. Adjust your lifestyle

If a child is found to be constipated for a long time, the real reason should be found out. At this time, attention should also be paid to treating children's constipation, and improving diet is a key point. Control the intake of commercially available children's foods such as cereals, cakes, and biscuits; induce them to drink more water; fiber foods such as carrots, green vegetables, bamboo shoots, potatoes, corn, and other high-quality foods should be their common table dishes.

3. Bowel habit training

Timing arrangement: Children's bowel movements are mainly arranged with the help of the "early postprandial reaction" and "late postprandial reaction" of the gastrocolic reflex.

Method: Patiently explain the significance of bowel training, and ask the child to sit on the potty for 5-10 minutes every morning after drinking water or 30 minutes after breakfast. The potty should be of an appropriate height so that both knees are higher than the hips, and both feet should be on the ground to facilitate exertion. The child should learn to exert force during defecation. At the same time, you can use your mind to imagine the feces moving in the intestine to avoid fatigue caused by squatting, sitting for a long time, and exerting too much force during defecation.

Instruct family members to fill out a bowel movement diary, accurately record the frequency of enema and bowel movements, stool volume, stool characteristics, degree of effort, time of each toilet visit, whether defecation is assisted, presence of dirty feces, etc., and dynamically observe the improvement. If the treatment is effective, give encouragement and treat patiently. Even if defecation is unsuccessful, do not blame the child.

4. Other methods

Constipation symptoms can be relieved by massaging the abdomen. The specific method is: the adult massages the child's abdomen in a clockwise direction with the palm of his hand, 1 to 2 times a day, each massage lasting 3 minutes. You can also give your child a cup of salt water every morning to increase intestinal motility, which is effective in improving constipation.

Now everyone knows what to do if your 2 year and 3 month old baby is constipated! Children are physically fragile, so it is best not to give them medicine without authorization, so as to avoid using the wrong medicine and causing more serious consequences. You can use the above methods to alleviate the situation first. If the situation has not improved, it is best for parents to take their children to the hospital for examination and follow the doctor's advice.