Many babies will encounter constipation when they grow up. Traditionally, Ma Bao threw a series of questions:
My baby didn't defecate for 3 days. Is it constipation?
Eat more bananas to treat constipation?
His grandmother said just put soap in it?
Although today's topic has a heavy taste, Bao Ma can only worry about seeing all kinds of discomfort and crying when the baby is constipated, and she can't wait to replace the baby herself ... Xiao Nan will also focus on how to do it.
Five Common Causes of Constipation
1, insufficient diet
When infants are short of food, after being digested by gastrointestinal tract, the stool will be reduced and dried because the residue is less absorbed by liquid. Insufficient diet for a long time will easily lead to malnutrition of the baby, which will reduce the tension of the intestinal muscles and abdominal muscles of infants, thus weakening the contractility and aggravating the degree of constipation.
2. Improper food ingredients
Different foods directly determine the nature of stool. If the baby is constipated for a long time, it is easy to get angry.
3. Reasons for formula milk powder
To put it simply: the behind-the-scenes cause of constipation caused by milk powder is precipitation, which is what we often encounter.
4. Intestinal dysfunction
The imbalance of infant intestinal flora is the direct cause of infant constipation.
Other causes such as rickets, hypercalcemia or abdominal muscle weakness, and the use of diuretics can also cause constipation.
5. Bad living habits
The baby's life is irregular, he doesn't develop the habit of defecation on time, and he lacks the necessary defecation reflex, which leads to constipation.
Of course, in addition to organic diseases, intractable constipation should be treated by a doctor in time. For the baby's constipation, the following methods should be learned quickly:
Six methods of family nursing to relieve constipation
1. Pay attention to the mixing ratio of milk powder and water:
Some parents are worried that their babies will not have enough to eat. They often add an extra spoonful of milk powder when making milk powder, or turn a flat spoon into a full spoon, which is not appropriate. The concentration is too thin, the nutrition is not enough, and it is not easy to digest if it is too thick.
2. Add complementary food:
/kloc-Appropriate addition of coarse grains for babies over 0/year old will help relieve constipation. Potatoes, pumpkins, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, pears, apricots and blueberries. They are all foods rich in cellulose, so the baby should eat more appropriately.
3. Adequate activities:
Taking your baby to do more exercise, such as simple crawling and walking, will help your baby squirm and defecate.
4. Abdominal massage relief:
Massage the baby's abdomen. Operation method: rub your hands and touch your baby's navel clockwise to promote your baby's intestinal peristalsis.