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What Causes Reduced Bowel Movement In A Child?

Hello Doctor, My Daughter is 4 years old, she is not passing motion regularly she is passing motion weekly that is very tight, we are not able to her situation. I have visited Doctors they are telling she is all right no health issues. Her motions is getting very bad smell while passing, she very uncomfortable to go motion, some times she is tilling stomach pain also. she is taking liquid foods very frequently, she will dirking water very frequently.
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Children at that age can struggle to pass their bowels and this is normal so do not worry about it. Make sure your child is being fed food that has components to help with stool formation and also is rich in fibre. Change her diet and take her to a nutritionist who should be able to advise better. Also, adding a laxative to her routine should be considered the last resort, making lifestyle changes should suffice in most cases.

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What Causes Reduced Bowel Movement In A Child?

Hi. Children at that age can struggle to pass their bowels and this is normal so do not worry about it. Make sure your child is being fed food that has components to help with stool formation and also is rich in fibre. Change her diet and take her to a nutritionist who should be able to advise better. Also, adding a laxative to her routine should be considered the last resort, making lifestyle changes should suffice in most cases. Best wishes.