Hi, my son has a constipation issue. Whenever he feels the pressure, he starts crying and doesn't want to poop. I give him food items that are high in fibre along with loads of fluid. Still nothing worked. Is it safe to give him any stool softener? if yes, then which one is good and safe for toddlers?

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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 , fennelx seeds water , oats pear prunes pineapple banana kishmish to the regular diet will help in decreasing constipation.

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Hello mom 
You should definitely start giving papaya regularly to your baby. It will help in curing the constipation issue. Rather than this stop giving milk for next few days, it will also help in improving the constipation issue, still doesn’t get relief, then consult with your doctor about it