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Guardian of a 8 yr 1 m old girl3 years ago
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#AskTheExpert Hello dr. my son has constipation problem...he is 9 yrs old...plz prescribe the medicines or home remedy

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl3 years ago
A. com onbaby at .Constipation is very common in babies ; mainly due to low fiber intake . So increase the quantity for water and fiber . Also lactulose can be used if severe constipation is there.
Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years ago
A. 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 xor decrease the dosage of constipation medicine if needed according to the consistency of the stool.
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