What to do if your child often has dry stools

If a child has dry stools, it is caused by dry stools, which is related to poor diet. If they eat too much greasy food, are often picky about food, and do not like to eat vegetables, this phenomenon may occur. In addition, if the child does not like to exercise, it may also cause this phenomenon. Children should drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and exercise moderately.

What to do if your child often has dry stools

1. Drink more water. Babies should drink boiled water when they wake up in the morning. Drinking water can clean the intestines and promote intestinal peristalsis.

2. Eat a balanced diet and increase dietary fiber. Eat more vegetables. You need to eat vegetables in a certain amount.

3. Eat more fruits. One-year-old babies should eat whole fruits instead of drinking fruit juice. This can not only exercise the baby's chewing ability, but also increase the fiber in the fruit, which is beneficial to promote defecation.

4. Do appropriate exercise. Exercise promotes faster metabolism throughout the body and also helps intestinal peristalsis.

5. Try not to use enema or other drugs to promote defecation as they can easily lead to dependence. If you don't have a bowel movement for two or three days, you can consider using a suppository to eliminate the old stool.

6. If you find any abnormality, seek medical attention immediately.

7. Eat a light diet. Babies should eat more vegetables, fruits, and less fried, roasted foods, and sweets such as chocolate and cream. In summer, you should also eat less hot fruits such as longan, lychee, and mango.

8. Use medication safely. If your baby has dry stools for a long time, parents can choose mild children's medicines.

The following points should be noted when caring for dry stools in babies:

1. Abdominal massage: The mother spreads out her hands fully, covers the baby's abdomen with the navel as the center, and massages from the lower right to the upper right, upper left, and lower left, but the palms do not slide on the baby's skin. 5 minutes each time, once a day. After the massage, let the baby sit on the potty, or put the baby in the potty for no longer than 5 minutes, preferably two or three minutes. If your baby resists, stop pushing the stool at any time. Massage the stool at a fixed time every day. Perseverance will pay off.

2. External force to relieve constipation:

(1) Soap bars: Cut soap into a pencil-thick bar about 3 cm long. Moisten it with water and insert it into the baby's anus. This can stimulate the intestinal wall and induce defecation.

(2) Radish strips: Cut radish strips into pencil-thick strips, soak them in salt water, and insert them into the anus to promote bowel movements.

(3) Suppository: Injecting a suppository into the baby’s anus can stimulate the intestinal wall and induce defecation.

Unless absolutely necessary, try not to use the above methods.