#AskTheExpert whenever my baby eats solids she will end up with constipation. She is 8 months old . She will cry while pooping . What may be the reason.

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Accepted Answer

- You should give her more water throughout the day and after food( min 500ml) 
- Give her banana more often, also give fiber rich foods like oats, lots of fruits and veggies in her dishes. 
- If you are making her food quite thick, try to make it little fluid, so that she digests eat well. 
- If you are breastfeeding, you too should have lot of water and fiber rich diet.

Accepted Answer

Constipation is usually a very common problem seen in many cases where the most important causative factor is decrease intake of high fibre diet along with lesser fluid intake.
some food like junk food mostly containing maida and oily food c gbyan aggravate such condition.
diet modification should be tried first followed by medications like lactulose milk of magnesia and PEG .