Babies always farting but not pooping may be related to diet, indigestion, congenital intestinal malformation, etc. Parents are advised to adjust the baby’s diet, use medication to improve the condition, and surgery if necessary.
1. Diet: Breastfed babies always farting but not pooping may be caused by unreasonable diet structure of the mother; formula-fed babies always farting but not pooping may be related to less water feeding. It is suggested that the mother can adjust the diet program, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and feed more water to the baby to promote the baby’s intestinal peristalsis in order to defecate.
2. Indigestion: babies always farting but not pooping may also be related to indigestion, parents give babies too much complementary food or drink too much milk, babies gastrointestinal digestive ability is relatively weak, unable to digest all the food easily caused by indigestion, it is recommended that parents can massage the baby’s abdomen, and give babies some bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and other probiotics to improve the situation.
3. Congenital intestinal malformations: babies always fart but not poop may also suffer from congenital intestinal malformations, parents usually prepare more easily digested and absorbed food for the baby, and urge the baby to exercise. If the baby’s condition is more serious, such as severe vomiting and other symptoms, you can consider having the baby undergo surgery to improve the congenital intestinal malformation.
Parents who find their infants always farting but not pooping can observe and improve with lifestyle first. If the condition is more serious, you can take your baby to a regular hospital and follow the doctor’s instructions. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.