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A member asked:

Baby 6 months old. constipated. cries when poo. poo stiff. is it the solids or because i changed formula to nr 2. he's on nan optipro nr 2?

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Probably solids: Things like rice cereal & bananas are known constipating agents. Full strength prune juice is a natural loosener. Sometimes adding 1 oz of PJ to feeds 1-3X/d can loosen them up within 3 days.Cutting back on the volume of solids may also help.

Dr Modi agreed

Answered 7/22/2019

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