Children do not poop for a few days is usually associated with eating less, functional constipation, intestinal obstruction and other factors, generally through dietary adjustments, the use of drugs, surgical methods for treatment.
1. Eating less: some children have a smaller stomach capacity, eat less food, resulting in less excreta, which may lead to a few days without pooping, you can give the children an appropriate increase in the amount of food, to help alleviate the phenomenon of a few days without pooping.
2. Functional constipation: children due to poor daily eating habits, like to eat spicy, greasy stimulating food, and do not like to eat fruits and vegetables, drinking water and less, may lead to functional constipation, caused by a few days of children do not poop phenomenon, parents should correct the children’s bad dietary habits in a timely manner, to adjust the diet, eat more light and easy to digest food and vegetables and fruits, drink more water.
Children with more serious constipation, you can take lactulose, polyethylene glycol and other laxatives under the guidance of a doctor to help defecation, if necessary, can also be used to relieve constipation symptoms.
3. Intestinal obstruction: children suffering from intestinal obstruction and other diseases, such as congenital intestinal stenosis, may also cause the phenomenon of children do not poop for a few days, usually need to be treated through surgery.
Children do not poop for a few days, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions to actively treat. The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, parents should not give children unauthorized use of drugs.