What to do if your eight-month-old baby’s stool is dry and hard

Eight-month-old babies with dry and hard stools may have functional constipation, which can be treated by adjusting the dietary structure, clockwise massage of the abdomen, oral medication and other methods. 1. Adjust the dietary structure: eight-month-old babies have begun to add complementary foods, dry stools may be caused by functional constipation, the baby should eat more food rich in dietary fiber, such as vegetable puree, apple puree, blueberry puree. It can help relieve the symptoms. 2. Massage the abdomen: Parents can massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and appropriate supplemental water to soften the stool, can also relieve symptoms. 3. medication: functional constipation can be oral probiotics to improve intestinal flora, oral lactulose oral solution, through the osmotic effect, soften the stool, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, severe constipation can be temporarily used once the Kesler to relieve. It is recommended that eight-month-old babies with dry and hard stools should consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and actively treat it. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.