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Suggest Treatment For Irregular Bowel Movement In Infants
my daughter is going to be 4 in july. she was born at 28 weeks. ever since she was born she has been having poop problems. some days she will be fine other she wont have a BM for days, sometimes weeks. sometimes she can hardly walk, her stomach hurts constantly and she will also run a fever. i give her suppositories to help but i dont like giving them to her so often. im not sure what it could be and im starting to worry. please help
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
Hi thanks for writing to Healthcare magic.
I infer that you child a premature baby, is 4 years now and is suffering from constipation since birth.
I would like to k ow if child had a pediatric surgeons opinion? Is the baby on high fiber diet?
How much water dies the baby drink? At 4years age she should be drinking at least 1L -1.5 L fluid per day.
Is she checked for any Thyroid function tests?
Being a preterm baby might predispose her for thyroid dysfunction.
Hope to hear from you.
In case any more query I am happy to answer else rate this answer and close the discussion
I infer that you child a premature baby, is 4 years now and is suffering from constipation since birth.
I would like to k ow if child had a pediatric surgeons opinion? Is the baby on high fiber diet?
How much water dies the baby drink? At 4years age she should be drinking at least 1L -1.5 L fluid per day.
Is she checked for any Thyroid function tests?
Being a preterm baby might predispose her for thyroid dysfunction.
Hope to hear from you.
In case any more query I am happy to answer else rate this answer and close the discussion
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