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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In Babies

My girl is 11 months old.from 8 months or so, she is a constipated girl.she takes water and bf always.she is not given formula milj, only bm.i give her mostly home prepared porridges like ragi, wheat etc once in a day, khichdi for lunch, dosa/idly like that.ora ge juice every other day.i stopped giving apple sauce, banana powder, pitsto, sweet potato rtc sibce I read that they all are constipating.moslty she passes stool once in 3 days or every other day, Not daily.from yesterday onwards, she passes a tiny piece of stool 6 -7 times a day.im getting mad coz of that dince stools r coming in tiny lots not in one or two lots.pls help me out.
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Hi thank you for choosing healthcare magic. Your child is having constipation, that's why she is passing small pellets like stool whole day. She requires debunking of her stools. Daily give her lactulose for atleast a week so that she passes normal consistency stools, adjust the dose according to her response, but you have to continue for atleast another 3 to 6 months for her to get adjusted to pass normal consistency stools. Try to give her plenty of oral fluids, vegetables, green leaves, fruits etc and change the variety of food so that she gets adjusted to everything.
Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care.
Dr J Sravanthi,
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Suggest Treatment For Constipation In Babies

Hi thank you for choosing healthcare magic. Your child is having constipation, that s why she is passing small pellets like stool whole day. She requires debunking of her stools. Daily give her lactulose for atleast a week so that she passes normal consistency stools, adjust the dose according to her response, but you have to continue for atleast another 3 to 6 months for her to get adjusted to pass normal consistency stools. Try to give her plenty of oral fluids, vegetables, green leaves, fruits etc and change the variety of food so that she gets adjusted to everything. Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care. Dr J Sravanthi,