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What Causes My 6 Year Old S Frequent Bowel Movements?
My daughter is 6 years old. She has struggled with constipation and holding her bowel movements. But, we were past that for about 6 months. Now, she has frequent, soft and ver small bowel movements. She will go to the toliet 6 times in a hour and only pass dollar coin sized movements each time. Help... please.
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Hi there .
Thanks for writing in.
Have you tried giving her probiotics ?
Is she drinking enough water .. at least 6 -8 glasses of water a day?
I would advise a well balanced diet along with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
In spite of all these measures, if symptoms still persist, visit a pediatrician. Get a stool routine examination done.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
Thanks for writing in.
Have you tried giving her probiotics ?
Is she drinking enough water .. at least 6 -8 glasses of water a day?
I would advise a well balanced diet along with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
In spite of all these measures, if symptoms still persist, visit a pediatrician. Get a stool routine examination done.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan
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