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Question: My 21/2 yrs baby girl has a problem of constipitation.I tried many ways to convey her.I showed her potty training video.She not even sit at that maoment.Her poo is hard.Sometime we use suppotories to solve her problem? But this not an permenant solution. Can u suggest me how to convey her for proper sitting.
Brief Answer:
Constipation and toilet training are different issues
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Due to some reason, there could be problem with the gastrointestinal motility in your child. This movement propels the food forward as it gets digested and absorbed, getting converted into feces before it is expelled out. If there is stagnation, more water is absorbed and apart from the delay in bouts of evacuation, the stool becomes hard and pellet like. Sometimes there can be bouts of diarrhoea in between. This is different from withholding stool or problems in toilet training. There are only two solutions that can be offered. The first is a diet rich in fibres along with intake of plenty of fluids. The next is adequate amount of playing/exercise. The following links should be helpful for you:
http://www.YYYY.com/parenting/YYYYtreatment
http://eYYYY.medYYYY.com/article/YYYYtreatment
http://www.YYYYlimits.YYY/plan/YYYYinfants
http://www.YYYYclinic.YYY/YYYY/infant-0000
If your child can sit on a toilet seat, it should not be a big deal conveying the rest eventually. But if she is still not ready, you might need to wait some more.
Regards
Constipation and toilet training are different issues
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Due to some reason, there could be problem with the gastrointestinal motility in your child. This movement propels the food forward as it gets digested and absorbed, getting converted into feces before it is expelled out. If there is stagnation, more water is absorbed and apart from the delay in bouts of evacuation, the stool becomes hard and pellet like. Sometimes there can be bouts of diarrhoea in between. This is different from withholding stool or problems in toilet training. There are only two solutions that can be offered. The first is a diet rich in fibres along with intake of plenty of fluids. The next is adequate amount of playing/exercise. The following links should be helpful for you:
http://www.YYYY.com/parenting/YYYYtreatment
http://eYYYY.medYYYY.com/article/YYYYtreatment
http://www.YYYYlimits.YYY/plan/YYYYinfants
http://www.YYYYclinic.YYY/YYYY/infant-0000
If your child can sit on a toilet seat, it should not be a big deal conveying the rest eventually. But if she is still not ready, you might need to wait some more.
Regards
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