What to do if a child doesn’t poop

Children do not poop may be functional constipation, may also be caused by organic constipation, need to be targeted to take general treatment, drug treatment or surgical treatment. 1. Functional constipation: mainly to adjust the diet, let the child eat some vegetables, to be able to intake of dietary fiber, and drink more water to soften the stool, and at the same time to the abdominal massage, help to promote the discharge of stool. If the stool is dry and hard, you can use local laxatives to stimulate the child’s bowel movements. Constipation in children with intestinal flora imbalance, intestinal peristalsis caused by slow stool, can be appropriate to take probiotics, such as Bacillus subtilis bifidus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, etc., to help promote digestion, adjust the intestinal flora. Help relieve the symptoms. 2. Organic constipation: such as anal stenosis, appendicitis, etc. can easily lead to intestinal obstruction, thus causing not pooping, and need to take timely surgical treatment to release the obstruction, so as to relieve the symptoms. Children who do not have bowel movements should go to the hospital in time and cooperate with the doctor to take treatment or therapy. The above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.