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What Causes Teething Child To Become Restless And Constipated?
Hi my baby is 7.5 months she seems to be teething as her cheeks are very red and she is producing lots of saliva. She is also constipated, very hard and dark stools. but for two days now she wont settle is very fractious, keeps crying and keeps going to sleep. she is really out of sorts.
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
dear parent, the restlessness could be due to sore gums from the teething process. you should give an analgesic as acetaminophen or ibuprofen syrup every 6 hours to relieve sore gums. for constipation you can use lactulose syrup 3 times daily.
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