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What Causes Constipation Stools Followed By A Water Stool In An Infant?
My 9 month old has always had normal, regular stools. But, yesterday she didn t have her early morning stool. Later she had a little pile of hard pellets of stool (the size of peas or larger). A few hours later she had a watery stool. You could tell that almost clear fluid had come out and absorbed into the diaper leaving flecks of stool and partially digested food (there was a whole pea) on the diaper. She has not had a stool in the last 24 hours since this. She was up every 30 minutes crying last night until 1:30 a.m. Is this a normal episode of constipation, or should I be concerned about a blockage or fecal impaction?
hi, thanks for the question. constipation in infants is a common thing which is usually transient in most infants. if it persist we can give some laxatives like lactulose for a short period of time.
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What Causes Constipation Stools Followed By A Water Stool In An Infant?
hi, thanks for the question. constipation in infants is a common thing which is usually transient in most infants. if it persist we can give some laxatives like lactulose for a short period of time.