”My baby has not pooped for 3 days, please tell all mothers what to do?” ”Drink more water”, “Eat more bananas”, “Drink honey”, “Drink yogurt” …… In many moms groups or parenting forums, the above conversation often occurs. Constipation is a common problem for babies, so in the treatment of this problem, enthusiastic moms are naturally a lot of ideas, but unfortunately not all correct, the following is a list of some common misconceptions: eat more bananas to cure constipation? The reason is mainly because bananas are rich in dietary fiber and fructose, both of which have a laxative effect. However, studies have found that bananas contain about the same amount of dietary fiber and fructose as other fruits, and do not have the same laxative power. In other words, eating bananas and eating other fruits in the matter of laxative effect is similar, if more bananas may be detrimental to health, first of all, bananas are cold, infants and children with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much cold food, and secondly, not eat more dietary fiber more help to relieve constipation, excessive intake will cause flatulence and abdominal pain. Drinking yogurt to cure constipation? It is rumored that drinking yogurt can cure constipation because it contains probiotics that can increase gastrointestinal motility and thus promote bowel movement. The bifidobacteria in yogurt are indeed beneficial to human intestinal tract regulation, but the probiotic content of yogurt is very small, generally 2%-5%, so it can not achieve the effect of treating constipation at all, and usually drinking yogurt has the effect of helping digestion at most. In addition, yogurt is a frozen food and should be brought to room temperature after it is taken out of the refrigerator before it is served to babies, otherwise their young intestines will not be able to tolerate it. babies before the age of 1 should not drink yogurt, and babies before the age of 3 should drink yogurt in moderation. Eat apples to cure constipation? Raw and cooked apples contain more dietary fiber than bananas, which can stimulate the intestinal tract and help with bowel movements. However, some mothers feel that apples directly eat a raw and cold, and the texture is too hard, so they will give the baby steamed to eat, not knowing that after the apple steamed, the original constipation relief pectin but transformed into an astringent, anti-diarrheal effect of the ingredients, plus the tannic acid in the apple is an intestinal astringent, it can reduce the water in the stool, the effect of anti-diarrhea. Therefore, eating cooked apples, not only does not relieve constipation, but may aggravate constipation. Drinking honey water laxative for constipation? Some mothers believe that babies with constipation should drink honey water, which has the effect of laxative and relieving constipation. In fact, although honey has a laxative effect, not everyone can drink it, especially babies should be more cautious about consuming honey. Generally speaking, honey should not be consumed by babies within the age of one year. This is because honey is susceptible to contamination by botulism during brewing, transportation and storage, and infants are susceptible to infection after eating honey with botulism, resulting in nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In addition, since honey is hot, consumption of it may instead lead to dry stools and may not necessarily have the effect of relieving constipation.