Young life is tender and mild. When a woman brings a child into the world she natures life and brings about the best for her child and herself. Along the way are hurdles, ready for the mother to overcome. Sleepless nights, hunger pangs, teething are all part of motherhood. All of those seemingly endearments tend to die down as the baby’s life progresses. One of the problems that will crop up from time to time is Constipation.
Constipation simply put is an infrequent bowel movement. This mean, that the bowel movement happens less than three times per week, according to Dr. Peter Ngwatu a Pediatric /Gastroenterologist. (Doctor who deals with children digestive systems)
For babies signs to look out for would be hard, dry, small stool. The stool is often difficult to eliminate and may result in young children crying and wailing to the top of their heads as they try to keep up with nature’s demands.
Small children tend to cry for many underlined reasons. However, when one realizes that a child’s crying is being accompanied by much straining, bloating and sensation while trying to empty the bowels, these might just be an indication that all is not well.
Constipation may be recurrent if a child is not given plenty of fluids to drink. Children ought to be well hydrated. This is because their systems are growing and their everyday activities may cause lots of water to go out of their bodies through sweat and even vomit. Milk, fruit juices and a healthy diet should keep constipation out of bay.
Fiber is a component when included in a baby’s food or young children for that matter, may aid, bowel movement and hence relieve constipation element. Fiber can be got from many of cereals, grains, fruit and vegetables. Mother’s with small children should not encourage their young ones to eat fatty, sugary foods as this may lead to constipation.
Growing children need regular movement. Always advocate for them to play around in a play pen and should they be able to walk around you could chase them round the house a couple of times each day. Not only will playing around help your young ones have fun but it will go hand in hand with ensuring that they get plenty of physical activity.
Lastly but not least, let children feel nice for having used the washroom more often. Dr. Ngwatu highlights that some children are basically scared of using bathrooms that are not as cozy as the ones in their own homes.
Other children on the other hand may feel pressured by parents to start their potty trainings before time. Scarring children to go to the bathroom may result in retaliation. This makes them hate the whole process of going to the bathroom. In a sense children may want to punish their parents by not easing themselves need be.
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