Question
How to deal with the situation where a baby doesn’t defecate after one month?
Answer
Constipation is usually caused by a combination of intestinal flora imbalance and weak spleen and stomach, often related to insufficient fiber intake in the diet. You can adjust the intestinal flora by giving probiotics and synbiotics, and use pediatric spleen-waking granules or pediatric spleen-tonifying powder to enhance spleen and stomach function. You can add fruits like apples, tofu, or honeysuckle milk to the complementary feeding. Additionally, it’s important to develop a daily bowel movement habit. You can use soap water enema or insert soap into the anus in the shape of a suppository to help defecate, which has a smaller impact on the rectum.