Question
My baby is 50 days old and hasn’t had a bowel movement for eight days. After using the soap bar, they had a bowel movement. Now, it’s been five days since then and they still haven’t had a bowel movement. I went to a local regular hospital yesterday and the doctor prescribed medicine. The baby’s belly isn’t bloated and soft. What should I do if the baby can’t have a bowel movement with the soap bar?
Answer
Most cases are related to jaundice. In this situation, we must have a specific examination, then treat the jaundice. We should consume more probiotics. Probiotics help improve the intestinal flora and the baby’s defecation. It is recommended to give the baby some probiotics and other medications to promote the excretion of jaundice and improve the intestinal flora. The method of using the soap bar is to soften the soap bar with hot water, wear gloves, insert the softened soap bar into the rectum to extract the stool. The soap bar mainly serves as a lubricant and has no other functions.