hi, my baby is 6m old..he has purees 2-3 times daily...but he has got constipated, though he has been doing potty lil bit everyday but he makes stressful noises like trying to push and get red in face while doing it...i left it alone thinking it will resolve on its own but now he has not been feeding properly...he is not crying or being fussy but much of the time he is trying to push out his stuck poop...any idea how to help him out, what can I do..TIA

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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 fruitsd
avoid giving more than 400 ml milk everyday and avoid giving packet and processed foods as well as biscuits and refinedd food
adding papaya , fennel seeds water , oats pear prunes pineapple banana kishmish to the regular diet will help in decreasing constipation.