Constipation in Children
Constipation in Children Constipation in Children Constipation is one of the problems that pediatricians face quite often. Constipation is a hard and sparse defecation due to the inability or failure of normal defecation. Constipation is either short-term and temporary or chronic. Constipation lasting more than a month is considered chronic constipation. If the child is under the age of 4, having at least two of the following criteria will diagnose constipation; If it feces 2 or less per week, If there is a history of excessive stool accumulation, If it is painful and stiff stool, If there is a large scale stool If there is a large stool mass in the rectum After acquiring the toilet skill; A history of stool incontinence at least once a week, If there is a large history of defecation enough to block the toilet Features of Normal Stool "Meconium", the first poop of the newborn, is greenish black in color, odorless, has a dense and sticky appear...