Nowadays, many children are treasures in the hands of their parents, so many parents attach great importance to their children's physical condition. After their children suffer from constipation, many parents are very worried, but they are not particularly familiar with this condition. Therefore, the editor will share with you how to regulate and massage children's constipation for more effective results?
How to regulate constipation in children
1. Constipation in babies can be treated by adjusting their daily diet. Drinking more water can effectively improve the symptoms of dry stools. Babies can improve their constipation symptoms by eating small and multiple meals. Mothers can divide their children's daily intake of nutrients into five meals.
2. If a breastfed baby experiences symptoms of constipation, they can eat some complementary foods that have a moisturizing effect on the intestines, such as vegetable juice, tomato juice, etc. Some older babies can eat fruit puree, vegetable puree, etc. appropriately.
3. Constipation in babies can be treated through massage therapy. Mothers can use their fingertips to gently massage the baby's belly button in a clockwise direction, which can promote the baby's gastrointestinal peristalsis and help with digestion, thus playing a role in bowel movements and moistening the intestines.
4. When a child is constipated, do not use laxatives casually. Children's bodies are fragile, and the stimulating nature of laxatives can easily lead to a dependence on medication in infants. It is important to pay attention to children's hydration in daily life. In addition, fruit juice can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and have a certain therapeutic effect on children's constipation. You can give it a try. If constipation is severe, it is necessary to go to the hospital to have the child checked.
I believe that after reading the above article, many people have gained some understanding of how to regulate and massage children's constipation. In fact, when a child is constipated, parents don't need to worry too much. They just need to improve their child's daily eating habits to effectively control the occurrence of constipation. During the child's constipation period, massage should be gentle as much as possible.