The frequency of a baby's poop varies according to his age and changes in eating habits, with constipation occurring especially between the first and second months and after the child begins to eat solid foods.
If the stools are hard and dry, a natural and very efficient solution before resorting to suppositories or syrups to loosen the baby's intestine is pure orange juice. To make this natural home remedy just give the baby 2 tablespoons of uncooked juice juice for babies under 1 year, every 5 hours out of meals. See more examples of home remedies to loosen the baby's bowel.
Foods to Release Baby's Bowel
Some of the main foods with laxative effect, which can be offered to the baby from 4 to 6 months to help loosen the bowel, are:
- Fruits: papaya, orange with bagasse, black plum, tangerine, peach;
- Boiled leafy vegetables: cabbage, broccoli, spinach;
- Vegetables: carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, squash;
- Whole grains: oats, wheat bran.
It is not recommended to give laxative or laxative teas to the baby, such as sacred peptone tea or genipap, unless indicated by the pediatrician.
Foods That Hold Baby's Intestine
In addition to offering foods that help loosen the baby's intestines, it is also important to avoid foods that cause constipation, such as banana silver, guava, pear and apple, especially when offered without shelf.
Also avoid including in the baby's vegetable soup such as potato, mandioquinha, cassava, pasta, yam or yam, as they tend to leave the intestine more trapped.
Water to facilitate stool output
Besides feeding, it is essential to give water to the baby throughout the day, especially when he starts solid foods, such as purees and porridges, to soften the stool. You may also need to make purées, soups and porridges a little more liquid by putting more water so that the baby's stools get more hydrated.
Infants who only eat breast milk are given enough water from the mother's breast, but if the stools continue to dry out, one should talk to the pediatrician to give more water between feedings.
When to go to the doctor
If your baby's bowel shows signs of pain or if the belly looks very hard for two days in a row, it is important to see your pediatrician. In addition, if blood appears in the stool or if the stools become very dark or almost white, it is also a sign that there may be bleeding in the intestine or problems in the liver, and it is necessary to seek the pediatrician. Find out what are the main causes of changes in baby poop.
Know what to do when your child does not want to eat:
See too:
- Home Remedy for Constipation in Baby
- 4 Home Laxatives for Infants and Children
