Question

A four-month-old girl has been suffering from long-term digestive discomfort and started taking Peifikang. However, she has not had a bowel movement for four days now. She used to have at least one bowel movement per day. What should be done?

Answer

Here are some suggestions for the issue of “a four-month-old baby starting to take medication due to long-term digestive discomfort.” Hope these suggestions are helpful to you, and wish you health!

  1. Gently massage the baby’s abdomen with the palm of your hand, centered around the navel, from left to right in a jumping motion, massaging 10 times, resting for 5 minutes, and then massaging another 10 times, repeating this 3 times.
  2. Place the baby on her stomach and hold her legs to perform flexion and extension exercises, extending once and flexing once, a total of 10 times, then do 10 single-leg extensions.
  3. Apply an oily topical ointment (such as Gentamicin Ointment) to the baby’s anal opening, cover it with a soft pad, and gently press on the anal opening, doing this slowly for 10 times. It is usually effective in creating a bowel movement or facilitating defecation.