What causes constipation in children and how to treat it

Children's constipation may be related to improper diet, intestinal obstruction, anal fissure and other factors, which need to be treated according to the cause, as follows: 1. Improper diet: The patient eats too little, the dietary fiber in the food is too little and other factors cause intestinal contents to stimulate the anal canal, which is not enough to cause defecation reflex, which will cause constipation. Children should appropriately increase food intake, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables rich in dietary fiber, such as apples, corn, etc.; can also use laxatives such as lactulose, magnesium sulfate, and Kaisai under the guidance of doctors to promote stool excretion. 2. Intestinal obstruction: Children with intestinal adhesion, intestinal torsion and other factors cause intestinal obstruction, resulting in fecal failure to pass smoothly, and may also cause constipation. Children can relieve intestinal obstruction and relieve constipation symptoms by laparotomy and laparoscopic surgery. 3. Anal fissure: Children may fear defecation and constipation after anal fissure caused by anal stenosis and poor local blood supply of anal canal. Children can promote anal fissure healing by warm water sitz bath; Castor oil, polyethylene glycol, polycarbophil calcium and other drugs can also be used to promote defecation. If conservative treatment is not effective, patients can also be treated by anal flap technology, anal sphincterotomy and other surgical methods.