Children are partial or picky eaters. Or do not have the habit of bowel movements on time, which will cause a lower sensitivity to the defecation reflex and lead to constipation. If you can eat more vegetables with high fiber content and develop good defecation habits, the child’s constipation can be lifted. Milk-fed children, because the milk contains more casein and calcium, so that the stool dry also easy to cause constipation. In the case that drinking juice, vegetable juice and water are not effective, you can choose one of the following methods. 1.Thermometer or finger stimulation method
With the right index finger wearing leather finger cover or with a thermometer dipped in some petroleum jelly or cooking oil, inserted into the anus 3 ~ 5 cm, the anus can be prompted by mechanical stimulation of defecation. Be careful not to move too hard and too fast to avoid damage to the rectum. 2, soap bar laxative method soap cut into 2 ~ 3 cm, 1 ~ 1.5 cm diameter conical thin bar, a little dip in hot water, that is, inserted into the anus, and then pinch the anus, 5 ~ 10 minutes to defecate. 3, open plug or glycerin suppository laxative method
Use the market for children’s unguents, cut off the seal, dipped in a little petroleum jelly or cooking oil lubrication into the anus, squeeze into the glycerin liquid, pinch the anus 5 ~ 10 minutes to defecate. The same effect can be achieved with a glycerin suppository inserted into the anus. Because glycerin has a stimulating effect on the intestinal wall, can cause reflex defecation, glycerin itself also has a slippery intestinal effect. 4, finger digging method
Some children have too hard stool, or anal rupture difficult to defecate, then you can wear a rubber finger cover the right index finger, dipped in a little petroleum jelly into the anus, the dry stool little by little digging out. But this defecation method is only an emergency measure, not often used. 5, dipped in honey external guide method Take a small finger thick onion white, dipped in a little honey slowly inserted into the anus about 5 cm, and inserted back and forth a few times, and then pulled out, generally 5 ~ 30 minutes after the discharge of stool. The above methods are emergency measures, the key is to choose a fixed time to train the child defecation habits. The appropriate training time is half an hour after eating, because at this time the food from the stomach into the intestines, can make the intestines occur a large peristaltic movement, prompting defecation. Can also be applied at the same time hot bath method, prepare a basin of hot water, the temperature to not scalding; adults holding the baby’s legs will be hip immersed in hot water for 1 to 2 minutes, and then held away from the water for half a minute. Repeat this several times until natural bowel movement.