Is it normal for a two-and-a-half-month-old baby to have three days without a bowel movement?

Question

Is it normal for a two-and-a-half-month-old baby to have three days without a bowel movement?

Answer

This situation may be due to insufficient body fluid, leading to dryness in the large intestine and dysfunction of bowel movement, with symptoms mainly including hard stool, difficulty in defecation, and deficiency of body fluid. It is also known as deficiency of body fluid in the large intestine syndrome. In such cases, the treatment can include the use of Jianningchayin tea.