Every child is a treasure in the eyes of their parents, who hope to give them the best things. In daily life, children are also taken care of very carefully. However, some babies may still experience some unfavorable symptoms. Constipation in children is a common disease among children, and many parents may be troubled by it. Today, let's learn about how to regulate long-term constipation in children.
How to regulate long-term constipation in children
1. Add the amount of vegetables in the baby's lunch and dinner. Many babies don't like to eat vegetables, so we can only choose some vegetables that babies can eat to feed them. Especially vegetables with high fiber content such as white radish, chives, and celery are beneficial for relieving constipation. Give babies some coarse grains, such as corn and oats, as appropriate in their staple food.
2. Feed your baby more water and eat more fruits. You can give your baby some banana puree, which can have a moisturizing and laxative effect in the short term.
3. You can massage your baby's abdomen by regularly moving clockwise around their belly button and gently massaging with your palm every day. This can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and help your baby defecate smoothly.
4. If your baby has been constipated for too long, you can take some medication under the guidance of a doctor to regulate it. Oral probiotics can improve constipation and help digestion.
Pathological factors of constipation in children
1. Lack of regular diet: When children have too little food intake, after digestion, there is less residue in the intestines and less stool; Insufficient sugar content in milk causes dry stools; Long term insufficient diet can lead to malnutrition, causing weak abdominal and intestinal muscles, insufficient tension, and weak peristalsis, resulting in stubborn constipation.
2. Food not suitable for children: Constipation is closely related to the composition of food, such as excessive protein content and insufficient sugar in food, which reduces intestinal fermentation and affects fermentation, making stool alkaline and dry, leading to constipation. Food (such as milk powder) contains a large amount of casein, and feces contain a high amount of insoluble calcium soap, leading to an increase in feces and easy constipation.
3. Intestinal dysfunction: Due to irregular lifestyle and bowel movements, the formation of bowel reflex is weakened or not formed; Intestinal muscle relaxation leads to constipation. Certain drugs or diseases that can weaken the tension and dysfunction of intestinal wall muscles, as well as abnormal sympathetic nervous system function, can all cause constipation.
4. Genetic and physiological defects: Some children suffer from constipation after birth. There is a family history, which may be related to genetics.
5. Psychological factors: Sudden mental stimulation, changes in living environment, etc. can lead to short-term constipation.
Due to the fact that children's digestive system is not yet fully developed and their stomach absorption capacity is not very good, parents need to pay more attention to their children's diet. Develop good eating habits for children and eliminate constipation from this aspect. Of course, there are many factors that can affect children's constipation, which requires parents to pay more attention.
