Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy1 Year agoA. 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 , fennel seeds water , oats pear prunes pineapple banana kishmish to the regular diet will help in decreasing constipation.
meet your doctor to find the weight gain of the child as well as weight and height of the child and if they are within normal limits then no need to worry
if they are less then doctor will assess for nutritional deficiency as well as need of supplements for your child.
give plenty of water and juice extractedf from fruits which will help in increasing the appetite.
you can add ghee and dry fruits to the diet in quantity not causing any digestion problem to the child.
go through the firstcry application which will tell you which recipes you can make at home and offer to the child at this age for weight gain
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