Constipation In Infants And Children

Myself Dr. Udita Goel.

I’m a homeopath practicing in Crossing Republic, Ghaziabad. Today I will talk about constipation in infants and children. This is one of the most common issue for parents today. If a child having constipation, it will hamper his or her physical and mental health. Constipation is a condition of passage of small stool, small and hard stool basically with straining and pain during defecation. Basically, we can understand it in two ways, either the stool is hard that causes a lot of pain in defecation or the motion is soft but still the child has to strain a lot. Now, what are the causes in infants? First of all, physiological cause that is breastfed babies may only have bowel open in 2-7 days, that is normal and dietary causes that under nourishment, under feeding or lack of fluids especially during hot weather in early introduction of solid foods.

In children, the causes are faulty dietary habits, faulty bowel habits, inhibition to go to lavatory due to unhygienic conditions, lack of time, due to cold and dark weather, accumulation of faeces in rectum, may lead to, may causes irritation which may lead to false diarrhoea, that is, repeatedly going to lavatory. The prognosis of constipation in homeopathy is good. Our therapeutic aim is to correct the cause. For general management, we can increase the intake of fluids, fluid juices, correct our dietary habits, that is, more fibrous diet, lack of fast foods, junk food.

Now most important is reassurance to the patients or the parents of the children. Most common is help the child to improve his or her bowel movements, Some of the common medicines for constipation in homeopathy are Bryonia, Aesculus, Alumina, Calcarea Carbonica, Nux Vomica, Opium, Silicea. Now that is for today. If you want to consult, you can contact me through lybrate.