Continue giving them a high-fiber diet
When you start to worry about constipation in children, think of high-fiber foods and remember that they promote the passage of stool.
Don’t forget to give your child at least 2 servings of fruits daily, especially fruits with skin, such as papaya, prunes, raisins, and plums. At least 3 servings of veggies per day are also crucial. As for carbohydrates, they should have the wholegrain variety whenever possible.
Just a quick reminder: when adding high-fiber foods to your kid’s diet, do so slowly in the span of a few weeks.
Get them moving
Included in the home remedies for constipation is physical activity. Experts say that exercise nudges the bowels into action.
If your child is constipated, encourage them to move. Their exercise doesn’t have to be complicated. Playing outdoors, riding a bike, or kicking a ball here and there will already be good for their health.
Let them have prune juice
Are you looking for natural laxatives for children? Then look no further because reports say prune juice might just work for some kids.
Infants older than 6 months can have 2 to 4 ounces of prune juice per day, while older and bigger kids can probably have more.
In case they don’t like the taste, you can mix prune juice with other fruit juices such as apple and cranberry. You can also freeze it to make ice pops.

Promote healthy bowel habits
It’s best to take a break from potty training first until constipation stops. But once the condition resolves, you can practice the following measures.
- Urge the child to sit on the toilet for about 3 to 5 minutes after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guide them to do this even if they passed stool moments before.
- Reinforce good behavior with encouragement or age-appropriate praise and rewards for practices like pooing in the toilet and sitting on the toilet (even if they didn’t poo).
- Remind and encourage your child to go if they feel the urge.
And, of course, ease their worries and difficulties about using the toilet. Some kids worry about falling or hurting themselves, so you can help them by having a stool to rest their feet on.
A stool also makes it physically more comfortable for them to have bowel movements since they can squat better.
Constipation in Children When to Worry?
In most cases of you shouldn’t worry about constipation in children. But they could also indicate an underlying health condition. For this reason, bring your little one to the doctor if their constipation is accompanied by:
- Blood in stool
- Lack of appetite or not eating
- Weight loss
- Abdominal swelling
- Fever
- Pain during bowel movements
- Part of the intestine is protruding from their anus
- Persistent vomiting
- High-grade fever
- Abdominal Tenderness
- Guarding on the abdominal area
- Abdominal Distention
- Jaundice
Finally, another sign for when to worry about constipation in children is if it lasts for more than 2 weeks. Be sure to visit their pediatrician if it lasts that long.
Learn more about Digestive Problems in Children here.
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