At the age of three, children can already express their physical discomfort. If they eat excessively fine food and exercise less, they may experience constipation. When children suffer from constipation, they may cry incessantly, causing great anxiety for their parents. So how to regulate constipation in three-year-old children?
1. Massage the baby's abdomen to aid digestion
When a baby suffers from mild constipation, parents can help their child's gastrointestinal motility and promote digestion by massaging their abdomen. When massaging, be careful not to apply too much force, as constipation can cause feces to accumulate in the intestines. If the massage force is too strong, the baby's stomach may feel uncomfortable. If it's cold weather, especially in winter, parents need to rub their palms hot first and then massage their babies, so that the babies won't resist because the adults' palms are cold.
2. Drink more water to regulate the intestinal environment
Water is an essential substance for humans, especially for those suffering from constipation. Because when constipated, the stool is definitely dry and hard, making it difficult to excrete from the body. Drinking more water can increase intestinal water, promote intestinal fluid secretion, regulate intestinal environment, soften hard stool, and make it easier to excrete.
3. Eat more fruits to moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements
Fruits not only contain abundant essential trace elements and various dietary fibers for the human body, but also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase the secretion of intestinal fluid, and keep the intestines lubricated, thereby achieving the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. Especially bananas, they are outstanding in "moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements". When babies are constipated, they can eat more bananas, which have a sweet and fragrant taste and are also a favorite of babies.
4. Moderate exercise promotes intestinal peristalsis
When a baby is constipated, avoid sitting still for a long time. Because during constipation, the stool is already hard and stuck in the intestines. When the baby sits still, the intestines become more curved and circuitous, making it more difficult for the stool to descend, leading to more severe constipation. Proper exercise can keep the intestines in a dynamic state, promote intestinal peristalsis, and make it easier for feces to be excreted under gravity and accelerated intestinal peristalsis.
5. When the condition is severe, immediately see a doctor
It's too late to take the gentle measures mentioned above. You should immediately take your child to a regular hospital and seek professional medical treatment.
6. Reflect on the reasons and solve them from the root
When the child's constipation symptoms disappear, parents should not think that everything is all right. It is over. They should reflect on what causes the child's constipation, whether the child is picky about eating vegetables and porridge, whether there is no fruit at home, and whether the child does not eat fruit. In short, they should carefully reflect on the situation of the child in the past, find the cause of constipation, solve the problem from the root, and avoid the occurrence of constipation again.
This article introduces some coping measures that should be taken for constipation in three-year-old children. If you are a parent of a three-year-old baby and find that your baby is suffering from constipation, then you must actively take measures to cope. The methods introduced in this article can be comprehensively used to relieve constipation, and the effect is still very good.
