CAUSES OF CONSTIPATION
✔ Switching from breast milk to complementary foods or starting a new food may cause constipation. In addition, cow's milk and dairy products also cause constipation in some children. Older children. They usually become constipated because they prefer fiber-poor foods that do not leave pulp in the intestines and drink less water.
✔When the child is forced to toilet train at a time when he is not yet ready, the child protests and begins to hold back his poop.
✔If your child postpones the need to go to the toilet while watching cartoons or playing games at school, this causes constipation.
✔The child's psychological reluctance to go to the toilet can be both a cause of constipation and a result of constipation. The reason for this is the fear that pain may occur during defecation. The child with constipation begins to avoid it because it has a hard time when defecating and it hurts. Thus, the poop becomes harder and it starts to hurt more the next time. Cracks form in the anus and cause bleeding. It is necessary to break this vicious circle. The child, who wants to prevent bowel movement due to fear of pain, crosses his legs, lifts his hips and his facial expression changes.
✔ Hypotridia (underactive thyroid gland), food allergies, Sedative medications, stomach acid-relieving medications, and medications containing calcium may also cause constipation.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HEAL CONSTIPATION?
✔Foods given during the transition to complementary foods may also cause constipation. Foods thought to cause constipation should be given little by little at a later date. Bananas, potatoes and rice porridge are foods that may cause constipation. It will be beneficial to give plenty of vegetable and fruit purees, bread and meals made from whole wheat flour, plenty of water and liquid foods.
✔Cow's milk should not be given until the age of 1. Diluted. Fruit juice and warm water should be given between meals.
✔If ready-made food is used, the size should be reviewed and given in the dosage recommended by the doctor, or by talking to your doctor, you should switch to another food (with semi-hydrolyzed or fully hydrolyzed protein).
✔ Ensuring that the child sits on the toilet at a certain time every day (especially after breakfast and meal), without delaying the need to go to the toilet. It will help your health improve.
✔Moving a lot and consuming water are very useful in preventing constipation.
✔If these measures do not yield results, your doctor may recommend some medications.
IN WHAT CASE. SHOULD I CONSULT A DOCTOR?
✔If the child constantly has painful, hard, large and occasionally bloody defecation, if he also leaks poop and his underwear gets dirty, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
✔For every child, Based on specific findings, treatment methods containing 'multiple approaches' should be applied. Multiple approaches; Emptying the intestines, gaining the habit of defecation, diet and education.
✔Drugs are not used enough due to the fear that they will become addictive. However, these drugs soften the hardened poop and ensure the establishment of bowel regularity. However, treatment of constipation in children is a long-term process that requires patience. Discontinuing the treatment because there is no response or because the complaints have passed may cause the symptoms to appear more intense than the first. After constipation, the child may involuntarily leak poop. In such cases, the child should not be punished
RECOMMENDATIONS:
✔BE MOVABLE. WALK FOR 15-20 MINUTES A DAY.
✔EAT FRUIT COMPOSTOS.
✔EAT LOTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
✔DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND LINDEN.
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✔EAT LEUMES 2 DAYS A WEEK.
✔EAT EDible FRUITS WITHOUT PEELING THE PEEL.
✔STAY AWAY FROM FOODS SUCH AS RICE, PASTA, BANANA, POTATOES AND TEA.
✔ AFTER MEALS AND ESPECIALLY BREAKFAST, MAKE YOUR CHILD SIT ON THE TOILET AT THE SAME TIME. (FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN POOP TRAINED). CREATE A BIOLOGICAL CLOCK FOR DEFECATION BY WAITING FOR 10-15 MINUTES. BECAUSE A FULL STOMACH. IT INCREASES THE FEELING OF DEFEACATION IN PERSON. A WARM DRINK INCREASES THIS FEELING,
✔SITTING ON THE TOILET AFTER A WARM BATH INCREASES THE FEELING OF DEFECATION.
✔ FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO SIT ON THE TOILET, A SMALL RISER SHOULD BE PLACED UNDER THEIR FEET AND THEIR KNEES ARE LIGHTLY ABOVE THE HIPS. USEFUL TO HAVE .
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