Five-month-old babies do not poop for three or four days, the possible causes are underfeeding or drinking less water, indigestion, gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, etc., can be through the appropriate addition of complementary foods, massage the abdomen, medication, etc., to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Adding complementary food appropriately: it may be due to insufficient feeding or less water intake. Attention should be paid to appropriate feeding, according to the principle of small amount and many times, appropriate feeding or drinking water. Appropriate supplemental food, such as celery juice, apple puree, banana puree, etc., is conducive to the promotion of intestinal peristalsis.
2. Massage the abdomen: you can use clockwise massage of the baby’s abdomen, can help intestinal peristalsis, so as to alleviate the symptoms of four days without poop.
3. medication: oral probiotic drugs, such as bacillus subtilis bifidus granules, bifidobacteria, etc., to regulate intestinal flora, promote digestion, help defecation. If necessary, you can use corkscrew to help the baby defecate, but it should be noted that it can not be used frequently.
Five-month-old babies three or four days without pooping if continued unrelieved, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, early standardized treatment. The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, not blindly self-medication, in order to avoid adverse reactions.