What can a mother do to get her baby to poop out? What is constipation When the bowel movement is hard or painful, and the stool is large, it is constipation, even if the bowel movement is regular every day. On the other hand, if the stool is soft, even if the stool is only passed once every one to two days, it is not constipation. Constipation is very common, especially in overweight children. Common causes of constipation include inadequate fiber intake in the diet, lack of exercise, bowel habits, and psychological factors. In addition, congenital megacolon, hypothyroidism, and lead poisoning can also cause constipation, but these cases are relatively rare. Constipation? Treat it as soon as possible. When constipation occurs, hard stools accumulate and open up the colon, weakening its power to push stools. If left untreated, the difficult and painful bowel movements caused by constipation can cause your baby to resist going to the bathroom, leading to drier and harder stools in the colon, causing a vicious cycle that eventually leads to long-term constipation problems. Long-term constipation causes large hard stools in the colon, like stones in a pipe, and the liquid in the stool will leak out of the anus through the gaps in the lumpy stool, which may further trigger psychological problems in the baby. Therefore, constipation needs to be treated as early as possible to avoid a vicious cycle. Principles of constipation treatment Constipation treatment consists of two stages: cleansing the intestinal tract; consolidating the effect and helping the baby to build confidence to establish normal bowel habits. The key to treating constipation is not to let the stool build up again and start the vicious cycle again, so this treatment often takes 6 months or more until the strength of the colon is restored to the point where it can pass stools on its own. Most children and parents have a hard time sticking with this treatment for this long, and sometimes it takes multiple attempts to completely resolve the constipation problem. Treatment of constipation Basic treatment of constipation in babies includes family education, a healthy diet (more water and a fiber-rich diet), and bowel training. For blockage of stool, enemas can be given in the form of a corked solution (the main ingredient is glycerin) or a warm sodium chloride solution. Depending on the baby’s condition, osmotic drugs (lactulose, polyethylene glycol) or volumetric laxatives (wheat bran, methylcellulose) may be used. These medications have been shown to be effective in treatment with few side effects. Lifestyle changes are the most suitable entry point to solve the constipation problem. 1. Healthy diet: drink more water, eat more fiber-rich whole wheat bread, vegetables and fruits (peaches, plums, prunes, pears, etc.), etc. 2. Amplitude propulsive contraction of the colon to promote defecation. So 15 minutes after breakfast quietly squatting toilet 15 to 20 minutes will be able to successfully defecate.