#AskTheExpert my baby girl 18 months old..she is crying a lot while passing the stool..stool is like stone..

3 Answers

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 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 or decrease the dosage of constipation medicine if needed according to the consistency of the stool.

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy3 years ago

A. in this case it is important to rule out urinary tract infection in the child for which urine report as well as urine culture needs to be done. kindly give plenty of fluids to to drink to the child and maintain hygiene of the urinary area and contact your doctor at the earliest

NikithaMom of a 10 yr 9 m old boy3 years ago

A. hello this can be due to constipation and you can try to give child more of water which can be helpful and also give baby fibre rich food in the diet and also include fruits especially banana and papaya which can help baby get relief from the constipation problem

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Mom of a 1 yr 6 m old girl

Q. #AskTheExpert my baby is 18 months old she is passing hard stool from 5 days and also when passing stool she is crying so please tell me what I should do so that she pass the stool freely as before