Question
My baby is 2 years old and has been drinking milk since she was a baby, and she has been constipated ever since. She eats a lot of fruits and vegetables, drinks honey water, and also consumes silverflower dew. Her stools are always dry, and sometimes it takes four or five days for her to have a bowel movement. What is this symptom? Is it serious? What should we do?
Answer
You can massage your baby’s abdomen clockwise every day and ensure she drinks plenty of water. Eating cooked bananas daily can promote defecation and aid in bowel movements. If your baby doesn’t defecate after two days, you can use a soap stick to stimulate the anal area. A mother’s diet directly affects the quality of breast milk. If the mother drinks chicken feet soup, chicken soup, or other soups rich in protein, the eggs in the milk will be affected. There will be an excess of protein, and after the baby consumes it, her stools will become alkaline, hard, and difficult to pass.