Ask the Expert session: How to Balance Solid Foods with Milk Feedings?

Hi po  Constipation is a common problem in childhood which is largely affected po by the type of diet, physical activity and age of the baby. First off, let’s define constipation – we usually define it as s two or fewer stools per week or passage of hard, pellet-like stools for at least 2 weeks. In the case of your baby, it is quite common among his age to have what we call, “Functional constipation”. This commonly occurs during toilet training, when the child is unwilling to defecate on the toilet. Retained stool becomes harder and larger over time, leading to painful defecation. This aggravates voluntary withholding of stool, with perpetuation of the constipation. It might help po to ask the child to sit on the toilet for a few minutes on awakening in the morning and immediately after meals, when the colon is most active and it is easiest to pass a stool. But if this doesn’t improve constipation, advising consult with your pedia for possible soft softeners and further assessment an