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A 36-year-old male asked:
Is constipation in babies normal? my 1 month old girl has constipation and doesn't poop every day and her stomach feels hard?
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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Constipation: If you are breastfeeding, your child can have a stool with each feeding, go once a day or go as long as a week without having a stool. The child is not constipated, but a peculiarity of breast feeding.
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Dr. Alan Measeanswered
Pediatrics 50 years experience
What is constipation: In a one month breast fed baby no poop for a few days is normal as long as the poop in not hard. Babies in the first month or so have frequents pooh so this change to less frequent pooh causes much worry but is normal regardless on apparent straining. At this age babies also have periods of unexplained crying which sometimes are attributed to gas or trouble with pooh. This is not the case!
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U need a GI consult,if this problem persists.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Was constipated, bloody stools once, vomitted once, sharp pain in stomach for one week, little pain when trying to push poop out, went away am I ok ?
Dr. David Escobaranswered
Family Medicine 11 years experience
See your Dr.: Whenever there is blood in your stool, go see your doctor right away. It may have only been a temporary problem, but GI bleeds are nothing to mess ar... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Hi! My 6month old boy is constipated for quite a while now. I think it's been 2 weeks now. I help him poop with pressing his legs up to his stomach. Sometimes something comes out but sometimes not. It really seems to hurt him. Any advise?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Some basics: Constipation occurs when the stool remains inside long enough to bulk up or dry. This is often related at this age to changes in diet. Applesauce, ban... Read More
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