The baby did not poop for several days, is it constipation or a saved belly?

When I was talking to a mom, she said that my baby hadn’t pooped for days and was often constipated. Constipation is one of the most common problems that babies face. It often manifests itself as particularly dry, hard stools, and extra effort when pulling. The time between bowel movements is more than 2 days. Hardness and swelling of the abdomen. When pulling, you can’t pull out, and you cry uncomfortably. Symptoms like these belong to constipation.

Speaking of which, I remembered that I met a little baby, more than three months, breast-fed, pulling once every few days, the most frequent interval is 9 days. The poop that came out was not hard. Then you say, this baby, is not constipation? No, she is not constipated. Because her poop is not hard, and her diet is normal, she has a preserved belly. Because each baby’s constitution is different, a baby with a preserved belly has gradually improved its digestive function and is able to completely absorb the nutrients in food without producing too many impurities.

The difference between a saved belly and constipation is that, first of all, the poop of a saved belly baby is soft, sometimes a little hard at first, and then it becomes soft. The poop of a constipated baby is hard and very dry, a ball and a ball.

The second thing is that a baby with a saved belly does not show pain when it poops. When a constipated baby pulls, it is very painful, and some of the large pieces of feces are hard and dry, which can cut through the anus when they are discharged. Cause anal fissures, pain. The child’s appetite is reduced. Another point is that the tummy of a baby with a saved belly is soft, and the tummy of a baby with constipation is hard and distended. Feel the lower left side of the child’s abdomen and you will feel a lump. That is the feces stopped in the intestinal tract.

So your baby is constipated. How do we take care of it?

First, if the baby is breastfed and has not yet added complementary foods. Let the mother eat more coarse fiber food. For example, celery, cabbage, oats, sweet potatoes, etc.. Add some green vegetables to every meal. If your baby starts to eat complementary food, then give your baby the appropriate amount of water or rice soup and other thin rice

You can also let your baby drink some vegetable juice, juice. For older babies, who can already eat like adults, you can let your baby eat more vegetables and drink more soup. This is the dietary aspect.

There is another way is to massage. If you go online and search for tui na for constipation, there will be different claims and different combinations of acupuncture points. I will share with you the most effective and quickest acupuncture points in the process of practice.

The first one is to clear the large intestine. The radial edge of the index finger is the route of the large intestine meridian. The radial edge is the side near the thumb. Push from the root of the index finger to the tip of the finger. Operate 100 to 300 strokes. The effect is to cleanse the large intestine.

The second thing is. Push down the seven bones. The seven bones are a straight line from the fourth lumbar vertebra to the Changqiang point. Push from top to bottom 100-300 times. It has the effect of heat and laxative.

The third is to rub the tail of the turtle. The turtle tail point is at the end of the tailbone. Press and rub 100-300 times.

Shun rubbing the tail of the turtle can regulate the meridians of the Governor. Regulate the large intestine.

Another method is to rub the anus directly. Heat the sesame oil, then cool it and mix it with honey. Apply it to the anus and rub it. Both sesame oil and honey have a laxative effect.

I would like to remind you that you can usually rub your baby’s belly every day. But when the stool is particularly dry and hard, because the baby’s intestinal wall is relatively thin and tender. If you rub your belly too hard, the dry, hard stool will scratch your baby’s intestinal wall. So when constipated, belly rub should be gentle, or not rub.

What do babies who are prone to constipation usually pay attention to?

First, the diet should pay attention to the coarse and fine, balanced nutrition, and eat more vegetables. Secondly, we should take our children to exercise more. Third, to develop the habit of regular bowel movements. Every morning before or after dinner whether or not the intention to go to the bathroom squatting, this information is transmitted to the brain nerve, slowly to this point to defecate.

The fourth point is to rub the abdomen, spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder. Large intestine and small intestine are in the abdomen, morning and evening massage for 5 minutes, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, eliminate constipation. When rubbing the abdomen to empty the urine, the whole body relaxed, bending knees to rub the abdomen. But pay attention to one thing, when the stool is particularly dry and hard, it is best not to rub.