Why does breastfeeding cause dry stools?

There is no direct link between breastfeeding and dry stools, but it may be related to poor dietary habits during breastfeeding, too little activity or gastrointestinal dysfunction. 1. Bad dietary habits: Frequent eating of greasy food during breastfeeding will affect the digestive function, thus making it easy to develop dry stool symptoms. It is recommended to eat a light diet, less high oil food, drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, which can improve the symptoms of dry stool. 2. too little activity: breastfeeding period, such as mothers usually with children, exercise is relatively small, resulting in slow gastrointestinal peristalsis, gastrointestinal peristalsis slowed down after the contents of the intestinal tract is slow to discharge, which will become dry, dry stool symptoms. To properly increase the movement, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis to improve the phenomenon of dry stools. 3. Gastrointestinal dysfunction: breastfeeding period due to mental stress or gastrointestinal diseases and other factors, affecting intestinal peristalsis or intestinal mucosa has a certain stimulation, which will appear in the phenomenon of stool dryness, maintain a happy mood, regular bowel movements. Breastfeeding during the dry stool symptoms, to eat less greasy food, eat more vegetables containing crude fiber, drink more water, moderate exercise, keep a happy mood.