ask the expert:-my son is 13 month old.and his poop is very hard,dry and sand like structure.this was happen last 4to 5 month.what are the reason for this? I try syp relux for his constipation prescribed by his Dr.but problem is my son can not complete dose of prescribed syp.what should I do?

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years ago

A. can mix in any food and can give Your child is having constipation for which kindly give plenty of water to drink and fibre diet made from cereals pulses vegetables and fruits. Changes in diet has to be made Specially give papaya, banana, oats, fennel seeds water pear, prune, pineapple, resins, plum as it will help in decreasing constipation. Even after that the problem continues kindly meet your doctor for constipation medicine. it is important for you to know that the problem of constipation will improve with increasing age of the child. You may increase or decrease the dosage of constipation medicine if needed according to the consistency of the stool.

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