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| How to Overcoming Constipation in Infants and Children |
Children Health - Hard defecate is commonly
known as constipation, can happen to anyone, adults, infants, and children. It
is certainly an indicator that the body's digestive system was not good. If
left unchecked, this certainly makes people uncomfortable.
Before we decide a baby difficult defecation
or not, we should know the normal frequency of bowel movements in infants.
Babies have a bowel movement frequency as much as 4-10 times a day, even if the
baby is exclusively breastfed he can defecate up to 12-15 times a day. However,
the baby is also able to defecate only 2-7 days. Noteworthy parents is whether
feces hard and infants have difficulties when defecating.
Baby defecating repeatedly in a day because
the enzymes in its digestion is not working perfectly. But along with
increasing age, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually normally. The
most important thing parents should pay attention to the consistency of bowel
movements.
The advantage for infants who are exclusively breastfed rarely have difficulty defecating. This is because the enzyme is
present in the composition of breast milk are in accordance with the physical
condition and needs of the baby. Babies who experience constipation are usually
babies who drink formula and began eating complementary foods.
Characteristic
infants or children who have irritable bowel:
- Often in pain during defecation (obstipation).
- The frequency of defecation is not every day.
- Small round black dirt like droppings of goats, hard, black, green and pungent smell.
- Frequent flatulence, defecate in his pants.
- Bloating, flatulence and often pungent odor.
- Frequent abdominal pain, sleep nungging night because of discomfort in the abdomen.
- Formula feeding is too thick.
- Less drinking.
- Less fiber.
- Indigestion due to food hypersensitive.
- Add water to the formula feeding.
- Make sure the baby gets sufficient water intake needs. Babies require 0.1 to 0.4 liters of water / 10 kg body weight a day. Provide water regularly instead of all at once. Example: baby weight 20 kg, the consumption of water needed in a day is 20 kg: 10 kg = 2 x 0.4 liters = 0.8 liters.
- 4-month-old baby can already be given watered-down fruit juice. Do not forget to add vegetables on complementary feeding.
- Help baby exercise by bending the knees baby gently towards the belly as much as several times the day.
- Showering your baby with warm water.
- Apply baby oil around the baby's rectal area.
