#asktheexperts My daughter is 15 months old. She is having problem in passing the stool as it is very hard. What measures should be taken to make it easier for her?

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at this age the child should pass stool regularly.
if the consistency is hard and the child is having pain while passing stool it is considered as constipation.
give plenty of water and fibre diet to the child
it is important to give fibre diet from cereals pulses vegetables and fruits
avoid giving more than 400 ml milk everyday and avoid giving packet and processed foods as well as biscuits and refined food
adding papaya , fenneld seeds water , oats pear prunes pineapple banana kishmish to the regular diet will help in decreasing constipation.

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Look at this extremely important as a child should have good amount of fluids and fibres into every day diet apart from the food that you are giving because that has been better digestion of the food maintains hydration in the body and that the poop is definitely going to be easier for the child to pass