Dry and hard stools in infants and young children may be caused by functional constipation, etc. Interventions can be made through lifestyle adjustments and the use of medications (e.g. lactulose, corkscrew, etc.).
1. Lifestyle adjustment: For toddlers and infants who have already added complementary foods, increase the daily intake of dietary fiber, such as celery, carrots, etc., drink more water, and appropriately increase the amount of activity, and at the same time as far as possible in their daily lives, develop good defecation habits, such as timed and limited defecation.
2. Pharmacological intervention:
(1) Laxatives: such as lactulose oral solution, etc., can relieve stool dryness by retaining water in the intestines and increasing the volume of feces.
(2) Microecological agents: such as Bacillus licheniformis granules can usually regulate the intestinal flora to relieve the above phenomenon.
(3) Corkscrew: Corkscrew can be used as appropriate to lubricate the intestinal tract and soften the stool to make it easy to pass out due to dry stool.
Infants and young children with dry and hard stools are recommended to consult a doctor in time and be guided by a specialist physician for treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a physician.