What to do if your child doesn’t have a bowel movement for a few days

If your child does not have bowel movement for several days, he/she may suffer from underfeeding, indigestion, constipation, etc. The condition can be improved through general treatment and medication. 1. Eating too little: when the child has a poor appetite, resulting in too little daily food, the amount of fecal sludge formed in the stomach and intestines is relatively small, may cause a few days without defecation, usually is a normal phenomenon, appropriate increase in the amount of food symptoms will be relieved or disappear. 2. Indigestion: When patients suffer from indigestion, it may lead to no bowel movement for a few days. They should pay attention to adjusting their diet, focusing on light and easy-to-digest food, avoiding too hard and greasy food, and taking probiotics, such as bacillus subtilis bacillus granules, etc. They can also take Chinese medicines, such as spleen-healthy oral liquid and spleen-healthy granules, etc., which can help to alleviate the symptoms. 3. Constipation: For children who are constipated and do not have bowel movements for several days, they should adjust their diet, drink more water, and take light, easy-to-digest foods, avoiding hard, greasy and spicy foods. Can take such as lactulose oral solution to promote defecation, can also take bacillus subtilis bifidus granules and other probiotics to adjust the stomach and intestines, if necessary, can be used for treatment, improve constipation. It is recommended that patients do not defecate for a few days to consult a doctor, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, and develop good habits in life. The above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice.