The General Cause of Constipation in Baby

Constipation can make you suffer, especially when it happening to your baby. If a baby suffered with constipation, she/he will cry when they want to take poo. This usual happen to a baby so you as a parent should not panic if this situation happened to you.

Baby got constipation and having a stomache are something happening to our babies. We as a parent should know the cause of constipation and doing the right ways to handle it.

If your babies not poop in two days, it might be they suffering constipation. In normal situation, a baby usually poop two times in a day. Other symptoms is that your baby poops or feces too hard and tough.

There're a few things that made your babies got constipation, Which are:

1. Lack of liquid or water
Babies has to get enough water. If babies has high metabolism, they will release much liquid from urine and sweat. Lack of liquid can cause babies feces hard and less of moist.

2. Too much liquid release when excretion
In certain situations, babies can released too much liquid. Such as, in summer of place that have high temperature can make babies release much liquids. Babies has feed much mother milk or water to change the liquid loss.

3.The residue of Food
Protein residue can made babies suffer constipation. Such as protein from the plant (peanuts) or animal.

4. Mineral Residue
Vitamin that contain iron can made babies feces look like goat feces. If this happened to your babies, consult to doctor whether to stop giving the vitamin or reduce the doses.

5. Medicines or drugs side effect
Flu drugs and antibiotic can caused constipation. Consult to your doctor to handle this. Because only your doctor know the side effect of the drugs and how to handle if there's a side effect.

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