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Mom of a 3 yr 11 m old boy3 years ago

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#AskTheExpert Hello doc, my 20 days old baby boy has not pooped from last 7 days.. his doc said its normal for babies to not poop for 8-10 days.. and suggested a medicine to pass the gases easily.. but today baby is straining and trying to get the poop out but not able to

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. it is usually normal stool patternforl for this age,if not associated with any other problems repetitively,you should not worry it does not require any kind of treatment or medicine . if you have any more doubts, get clinical examination done once by the doctor available and get further guidance regarding this.

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