Functional constipation in 6-month-old babies after adding complementary foods is considered to be caused by indigestion, which can be relieved by general treatment and medication.
1. General treatment: try to eat less and more meals, adjust the structure of the complementary food, give more easily digestible complementary food, can also be appropriate to drink more water to increase intestinal water, massage the abdomen to increase gastrointestinal peristalsis in order to help digestion, but also appropriate to take the baby activities, to promote digestion.
2. medication: you can use bifidobacteria and other probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal flora, thus improving the symptoms of functional constipation, and in severe cases, you can use corkscrew to promote defecation. Drugs are recommended under the guidance of a doctor to standardize the use of adverse reactions as soon as possible to seek medical attention, drug allergy is prohibited.
If your baby is constipated after adding complementary foods, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.