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What Causes Difficulty In Passing Stools In A 9 Month Old?

My son is 9 months and i switched him from Formula to whole milk (organic), his constipated goes red on the face, clenches his fists and time vomits as results. This happens everytime he wants his bowls to move. I am worried he may burst a vessel with all the pressure. How can i help. I have done everything and nothing helps. Also this has been going on long before the milk change, hence why we changed it in the first place. Please advice
Thu, 4 May 2017
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Hello dear!
I can understand your condition.
I would advise you to give hime more weaning foods especially those containing fibre like wheat porridge,mashed rice with veegtables and lots of water to cleanse his bowel.
Please avoid boied potatoes and dairy products like cheese.
Reduce the milk consumption gradually to about half of what he is taking currently.
Clean his bowel once when is constipated with glycerine suppository and then start syp. Lactulose 1 tablespoon thrice a day for 5 days and then twice a day for next 3 days and then once a day for next 3-4 days and then stop.
you can also give him a teaspoon of olive oil in luke warm milk whenever he is constipated.
Get a detailed physical examination by a pediatric surgeon also to rule out the possibility of anal fissure that causes painful defecation and will cause the child to retain poo due to pain which aggrevates constipation.
Hope it will help.
Wishing your child good health :-)
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What Causes Difficulty In Passing Stools In A 9 Month Old?

Hello dear! I can understand your condition. I would advise you to give hime more weaning foods especially those containing fibre like wheat porridge,mashed rice with veegtables and lots of water to cleanse his bowel. Please avoid boied potatoes and dairy products like cheese. Reduce the milk consumption gradually to about half of what he is taking currently. Clean his bowel once when is constipated with glycerine suppository and then start syp. Lactulose 1 tablespoon thrice a day for 5 days and then twice a day for next 3 days and then once a day for next 3-4 days and then stop. you can also give him a teaspoon of olive oil in luke warm milk whenever he is constipated. Get a detailed physical examination by a pediatric surgeon also to rule out the possibility of anal fissure that causes painful defecation and will cause the child to retain poo due to pain which aggrevates constipation. Hope it will help. Wishing your child good health :-)