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My 2.5 Yr Old Daughter Has Complained Of Her Tummy
Question: My 2.5 yr old daughter has complained of her tummy hurting off n on. Usually it seems fine after she has had a BM. Her stools are hard to pass, hard dry and lumpy. I felt her tummy tonight and she said it was hurting and I felt hard lumps on her right lower side of the abdomen. Could it be stool?
My 2.5 yr old daughter has complained of her tummy hurting off n on. Usually it seems fine after she has had a BM. Her stools are hard to pass, hard dry and lumpy. I felt her tummy tonight and she said it was hurting and I felt hard lumps on her right lower side of the abdomen. Could it be stool?
Brief Answer:
99% it's dried stool called fecalith.
Detailed Answer:
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Very likely the hard stony mass of feces in the intestinal tract that you could palpate is a fecalith.Usually stools are formed and are expelled by anal canal but in person who are severely constipated or have poor food habits(taking low fiber highly processed food,Colas etc) are at high risk of fecolith formation.
Firstly you should consult a general surgeon near you or can take her to Emergency room. The doctor would prescribe the kid a barium enema. Barium is radiopaque and would provide images of fecolith.Usually removed by use of stool softeners and laxative or even enema if near rectum.
Secondly once she is treated give kid a healthy diet rich in fibers which may include a cup of seasonal fresh fruits and a cup of sauted colored vegetables in a day.
Plenty of water needs to be taken.
Yes very likely it's stool there.
Hope I was helpful,
Thank you.
Regards!
99% it's dried stool called fecalith.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Very likely the hard stony mass of feces in the intestinal tract that you could palpate is a fecalith.Usually stools are formed and are expelled by anal canal but in person who are severely constipated or have poor food habits(taking low fiber highly processed food,Colas etc) are at high risk of fecolith formation.
Firstly you should consult a general surgeon near you or can take her to Emergency room. The doctor would prescribe the kid a barium enema. Barium is radiopaque and would provide images of fecolith.Usually removed by use of stool softeners and laxative or even enema if near rectum.
Secondly once she is treated give kid a healthy diet rich in fibers which may include a cup of seasonal fresh fruits and a cup of sauted colored vegetables in a day.
Plenty of water needs to be taken.
Yes very likely it's stool there.
Hope I was helpful,
Thank you.
Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Brief Answer:
99% it's dried stool called fecalith.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Very likely the hard stony mass of feces in the intestinal tract that you could palpate is a fecalith.Usually stools are formed and are expelled by anal canal but in person who are severely constipated or have poor food habits(taking low fiber highly processed food,Colas etc) are at high risk of fecolith formation.
Firstly you should consult a general surgeon near you or can take her to Emergency room. The doctor would prescribe the kid a barium enema. Barium is radiopaque and would provide images of fecolith.Usually removed by use of stool softeners and laxative or even enema if near rectum.
Secondly once she is treated give kid a healthy diet rich in fibers which may include a cup of seasonal fresh fruits and a cup of sauted colored vegetables in a day.
Plenty of water needs to be taken.
Yes very likely it's stool there.
Hope I was helpful,
Thank you.
Regards!
99% it's dried stool called fecalith.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Very likely the hard stony mass of feces in the intestinal tract that you could palpate is a fecalith.Usually stools are formed and are expelled by anal canal but in person who are severely constipated or have poor food habits(taking low fiber highly processed food,Colas etc) are at high risk of fecolith formation.
Firstly you should consult a general surgeon near you or can take her to Emergency room. The doctor would prescribe the kid a barium enema. Barium is radiopaque and would provide images of fecolith.Usually removed by use of stool softeners and laxative or even enema if near rectum.
Secondly once she is treated give kid a healthy diet rich in fibers which may include a cup of seasonal fresh fruits and a cup of sauted colored vegetables in a day.
Plenty of water needs to be taken.
Yes very likely it's stool there.
Hope I was helpful,
Thank you.
Regards!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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