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4 months old girl baby
Hello doctor .
I have a couple of queries.
My daughter is 4 months old and she is breastfeeding. She didn't poop from the 6th of Feb. Passing urine is normal. Lots of gas is coming. She is active. What is the solution to poop and how many days we can wait.
My baby hands it's little reddish is it normal. I have attached the pic
Please help me . Thank you
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Causes of constipation should be rule out.
Need of physical examination of baby.
Redness of hand is normal
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On hand apply lactocalamine lotion
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Per rectal examination is also required
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Dr. Pragati
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Usually even if a baby is passing stool once and twice a week it’s okay if child is otherwise normal . Like pass normal consistency stool twice a week gaining weight properly passing gas and passing urine. But if problem continues and it’s since birth like the first poop was also delayed the. Caution need to taken to rule out some issues. The redness in hand is some minor infection . Usually fungal infection
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Need to keep the hand folds dry and clean
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