Bowel problems and going to the toilet can develop unexpectedly. Moreover, this problem occurs in both adults and children. Only an adult can independently provide assistance and is not afraid to consult a doctor. But the child often refuses any help and everything that is offered to him if he is in pain. And the baby does not care that constant constipation can develop more serious diseases, and difficulties with bowel movements are not permissible to ignore and need to be addressed immediately as they appeared.
Mom should be on the alert if it hurts the child to poop. There are plenty of reasons for this delicate problem. These are delays in natural bowel movements, and improper nutrition, and insufficient fluid in the body, and pathogenic bacteria. Even a psychological state can be the reason that the baby does not want to go to the toilet.
The first thing that mom needs to do is soberly evaluate the diet of the crumbs. Does the child eat liquid, is his nutrition balanced enough, are there fermented milk products on the menu? If mother notes that this is not all perfect, then a solution to the problem has been found. You need to immediately change the usual, but inappropriate food for healthy and proper.
If everything is okay with food, but it hurts the child to poop, then it would not be out of place to pass tests for the presence of the necessary lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the body. Very often it is their absence that provokes the appearance of a problem with the toilet. A 10-day course of taking, for example, the drug "Bifidumbacterin", will relieve delicate problems and improve bowel function.
Nutrition and tests are normal, the doctors did not find the causes and deviations in the body, but does it hurt to poop anyway? Then you should turn to alternative methods of treating constipation. Perhaps it is a matter of heredity or the individual structure of the intestine. To overcome frequent constipation will help decoctions of herbs, warm steam baths. With difficult bowel movements, plum or prunes help. Flaxseed oil will also help . A tablespoon on an empty stomach and after each meal will adjust peristalsis. There are times when constipation is obvious, and the accumulated feces gained hardened. An enema will help. The water in it should be warm. If you make an enema with a cold or cool fluid, you will not be able to solve the problem.
Sometimes a child is afraid to poop, knowing that he may experience pain. This indicates psychological constipation. It is important to immediately explain to the baby that you need to poop regularly and try to calm him down. Psychological constipation in children is difficult to overcome, but patient parents can do it. To alleviate pain, the anus must be lubricated with a baby cream of oily consistency or petroleum jelly. If the skin around it is reddened or wounds are visible, then after the water procedures, wipe the child dry, and then lubricate the anus area with special wound healing creams.
Often, psychological constipation is caused by the fact that parents often remind the baby that they need to go to the toilet. The child, knowing that it will hurt him to poop, feels fear and is contracting, his muscles, including the anus, do the same. With this attitude, even an adult is unlikely to be able to go to the toilet. What to say about the child. Therefore, noting the child’s psychological constipation, parents should not focus on the process itself. If it doesn’t work out this time, do not remind yourself after five minutes that you should try again. Let the child calm down. When the time comes, he will certainly puff - this is how nature is arranged.
If all the proposed ways to eliminate a delicate problem have been tried and have not yielded a positive result, then urgently go to a consultation with a surgeon.