What to do if your eleven-month-old baby’s stools are dry and have blood in them

Eleven months baby dry stool with blood can be seen in functional constipation, intestinal polyps and other conditions, intervention needs to be decided according to the etiology, such as constipation can be appropriate use of Keserol, if necessary, oral lactulose oral solution and other treatments.
1. Functional constipation: babies can have a significantly longer interval between bowel movements or dry stools, affecting defecation, and some babies may also have localized intestinal mucosal damage, the phenomenon of blood in the stool. For this type of baby, treatment can be used to soften the stool, which helps the smooth discharge of stool, can also be taken orally lactulose oral solution and other treatments, while increasing dietary fiber intake.
2. Intestinal polyps: these babies can have bloody stools, which can be accompanied by dry stools, generally no obvious pain in defecation, rectal fingerprinting or perfect colonoscopy can assist in the diagnosis of such children need to be evaluated by a specialist, if necessary, need to perform surgical removal of polyps.
3. Other: such as anal fissure, the above symptoms, often accompanied by painful defecation, the baby manifested as defecation crying obvious, unwilling to defecate, some of the baby will be secondary infection, can be seen in the local inflammatory changes. If you consider this disease, the treatment first need to use Keserol or lactulose oral solution to relieve constipation symptoms, some of the serious need for surgical treatment.
Eleven-month-old babies with blood in their stools are advised to seek prompt medical attention from a specialist to assess their condition and provide reasonable treatment to avoid delaying their condition. The above medications should be used under the supervision of a physician.