Question
A 1-year-9-month-old girl often cries during bowel movements,mild constipation, possibly due to mild constipation. Her daily diet includes vegetables, shrimp, dumplings, soup, buns, fried hairtail fish, and millet soup. In addition to drinking more water, are there other methods to alleviate her constipation?
Answer
For a child over one year old, if crying occurs with each bowel movement, it may be due to hemorrhoids or the child holding in stool due to pain, causing the stool to become increasingly hard and even potentially leading to anal bleeding. If the child is taking calcium supplements, it is recommended to discontinue them as calcium may combine with fats in food to form calcium soaps, which can lead to constipation. It is advisable to increase the child’s intake of vegetables and fruits, and avoid overly greasy cooking methods for vegetables; simply boiling and chopping them is sufficient.