Constipation in children, again we can divide the factors to many. First can be food. Children who are heavily fed on processed food, the mother has not been able to feed, or child has had less water or there are other factors. If there is a bottle fed baby or a formula fed or baby, you need to have medicines like alumina which are very effective for these kind of children. The second thing is those children who have issues with fissures. I have seen very small children if one stool is painful, they hold it and they don’t want to pass it for the fear of pain. Please ascertain if your child is constipated because your child is resisting going to the toilet if that is the case, counselling, local management, definitely will give you relief. The third category, the bowel movement itself is not efficient. For these medicines again, organic lubricants like pure ghee, castor oil should be used in food. You should be giving your child adequate amount of fiber. The best fiber for constipation comes from papaya, pomegranate, guavas. Gulkand also works magic. Small children will have a spoon of Gulkand easily and if you give it with glass of water or warm milk the chid will have a smooth stool. In biochemistry there is a medicine called as biocombation number 4. It is again used for general constipation. 4 tablets 3 times a day should help the child, till the time you are able to approach a doctor and get it removed completely.
