Newborns not pooping can be seen in congenital megacolon, congenital anal atresia or functional constipation.
1. Congenital megacolon: these babies may have a history of delayed expulsion of fetal stool after birth, and have stubborn constipation in daily life. Some babies need to use enema and anal dilation before they can defecate smoothly, and parents can describe the phenomenon of “no poop”, and a perfect X-ray examination of the abdomen can assist in the diagnosis.
2. Congenital anal atresia: belonging to the digestive tract malformation, this kind of children can appear after birth abdominal distension, vomiting and crying phenomenon, at the same time no fecal discharge, physical examination did not see the anus, part of the fistula can be seen, ultrasound and other tests can assist in the diagnosis.
3. Functional constipation: this kind of children with gastrointestinal dysfunction, there is a significant prolongation of the interval between defecation, parents can describe it as “no poop”, some babies can be difficult to defecate due to the dryness of the stool.
Newborns do not poop may also have other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, complete the examination to determine the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.