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In life, there are many causes that can cause children to be constipated, sometimes parents and behavior are the source of the abnormal development of their children. Psychology greatly affects the condition of children with constipation.Constipation is a common gastrointestinal disease in children, statistics show that at least 30% of children with constipation need attention. Prolonged constipation affects health and psychology, causing toxins to accumulate and causing diseases in the genital tract in children.
Children with constipation can be either organic or functional. Diet plays a very important role in whether children are constipated or not. Symptoms of children with persistent constipation include:
Passing stools less than 3 times a week and decreasing with the severity of constipation; Difficulty defecation: Having to push a lot, exercise the abdominal muscles, diaphragm a lot for a long time; Solid dung, lumpy lumps like goat manure; Constipated children go out with blood due to strong force, leading to the anal mucosa being scratched; Abdominal pain, severe abdominal pain accompanied by gas, bloating; Often have to ask for outside support to make it easier to defecate. For children with constipation, the treatment will be prescribed by the doctor on a case-by-case basis, in which mainly the adjustment of nutrition and daily living habits, specifically:
Adjust the appropriate nutrition Management: Adding more fiber, vitamins from green vegetables, cereals and fruits to help children with constipation easier to go to the toilet; Eat a lot of yogurt; Drinking enough water every day helps children with constipation to pass blood to improve the condition effectively; body movement; Practice regular bowel habits; Correct sitting posture when going to the toilet also helps reduce prolonged constipation in children.
In order to limit the child's constipation, parents should pay attention to the nutrition that improves the child's resistance. At the same time, add supporting foods containing lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, B vitamins,... snacks and less digestive problems.
Parents can learn more:
Why do you need to supplement Lysine for your baby?
The role of zinc - Guidelines for reasonable zinc supplementation
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