A friend told me the other day that her 3-year-old daughter had trouble pooping, even sometimes it takes two or three days to do. The girl has a proper diet, eats fruit, vegetables and cereals, but still, notice how she retains the feces.
This problem can occur at the time of removing the diaper, it can even occur more frequently in children who are forced to learn to control bowel movements.
Many children who suffer from constipation retain stool to avoid the pain that causes them, which makes the stool bolus get bigger and harder and as a result, the bowel movement becomes more painful and treatment is complicated. The pediatrician will give the recommendations to follow in these cases, but something that can help your child not suffer from this problem, is that it increases water consumption and fiber consumption, the fruit that can be eaten with skin will provide more fiber , vegetables and legumes will also provide it. If necessary, oral stool softeners such as lactulose can be provided. You can also apply analgesic rectal ointments to avoid pain.
The most important thing is to create the habit of doing belly with schedule. Every day sit the child at the same time in the toilet, and much better if it is after lunch or dinner. At first they may need stimulants such as suppositories, but success depends on the constancy in the treatment that can last several weeks and that should always be controlled by the pediatrician, he can monitor possible intolerances or side effects of certain medications.
