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Constipation for 3 Year Baby Girl
Dear Doctors
My daughter 3 year old baby girl is having Constipation from last 6 days, she is getting very painful hard stool
Please advise me what can be done further for stool softning
Thank you
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Give stool softner like PEG liquid or lactulose syp....give plenty of oral liquid...
Next Steps
give high fiber diet..
Health Tips
avoid milk and maida products
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Dr. Anurag Mohta
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Indore
Is it long term on and off issue for your child?? How about daily diet she is taking??
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give plenty of water. give fruits and vegetables along with honey. You might need to give laxatives as pain during defecation causes bad experience and thus child tries to avoid it for future and this goes on and on and becomes vicious cycle.
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Dr. Ashwini Kumar
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Faridabad
Honey is good natural laxative ,try giving 1-2 spoon at night
Apart from that high fibre diet like green vegetables and fruits to be added .
Also since the child is more than 2 years, toilet traing can be tried and help the child in evacuating bowel in morning .
Lastly medicine like PEG (MU out or Pegclear ) can be given if problem persists .
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
I would like to know if she had any prior illness prior before the onset of constipation?
Would like to know her routine diet?
Would like to know whether she sits on the potty seat to pass stool or she passes standing?
Next Steps
Encourage green leafy vegetables and plenty of water. Make her sit on the potty seat to pass stools.
Motivate her and support her by spending sometime while passing stool, this might reduce her fear and she won’t withhold the stools.
Health Tips
Reduce milk and biscuits.
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