Newborn constipation is caused by the immaturity of the digestive system. It is recommended to increase the amount of water, to carry out clockwise abdominal massage, if necessary, can use drugs to regulate.
1. Increase the amount of water: the digestive system of newborns is not yet fully developed, easy to cause constipation, it is recommended to increase the amount of water for the baby, can increase the intestinal water, promote gastrointestinal tract peristalsis, laxative have a certain role in laxative, can promote the discharge of stools.
2. Abdominal rubbing: you can also rub your hands hot, give the baby clockwise abdominal rubbing, is conducive to promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, can help relieve constipation.
3. medication: if the newborn constipation symptoms are more obvious, can follow the doctor’s instructions to give bifidobacteria and other probiotics to regulate, but also oral lactulose and other laxatives to help defecation. If necessary, can be given to open the laxative treatment.
If the constipation of newborns continues to be unrelieved or accompanied by other discomforts, you can go to the pediatric internal medicine department of the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease and actively treat it. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.