5 ways to treat ''Constipation in children'' after Tet

How to recognize your children have constipation?

Parents need to identify the child's constipation following the signs below:

• Abnormal changes in stool mass: hard, small stools such as goat feces or too big
• Reduce frequency of bowel movements: The interval between bowel movements is longer than 3 days
• Discomfort when having a bowel movement: straining, burning pain, sometimes blood in the stool
• Other symptoms such as abdominal pain, slow weight gain, loss of appetite, poor appetite, vomiting.

Tips to recover the problem:

1. Adjusting a reasonable and nutritious diet:

• More vegetables, fruits (5 servings of vegetables, fruits/day), high-fiber foods
• Adding more water.
• Add prune, pear, and apple juice diluted (> 4 months old).
• Limit the amount of milk> 1 year, 560ml / day,> 18 months: 500ml / day, and dairy products.

2. Change the bowel behavior:

Encourage your child to go to the toilet every day 5-10 minutes at the same time (30 minutes after meals)

3. Physical activity:

Encourage your child to run, play sports, or exercise every day instead of sitting for hours in front of a phone screen or television. Physical activity helps intestinal motility better, substances circulate easier, reducing the risk of food accumulating in the colon.

4. Use stool softeners:

Recommended when prescribed by your doctor

5. Consultation with a Pediatrician:

In case a child has persistent constipation and you already applied the above measures. Parents should take the child to the doctor to have appropriate and timely treatment. The doctor will evaluate the child's nutritional regimen, psychomotor development, plan medication treatment and guide parents to monitor the child's bowel routine.