Common causes of constipation in young children

Children more common constipation formation is due to unreasonable diet, lack of exercise, defecation habits, etc.

1. Unreasonable diet

children may be picky, partial eclipse, dietary fiber intake is too small, resulting in slow intestinal peristalsis. For example, eat less vegetables, fruits, coarse grains and other foods rich in dietary fiber, it is easy to cause constipation. At the same time, insufficient water intake will also make stools dry, difficult to discharge.

2. Lack of exercise

children if too little activity, relatively slow metabolism, intestinal peristalsis power is insufficient, but also easy to cause constipation. Less exercise is not conducive to the normal intestinal peristalsis, can not effectively promote the stool forward.

3. Poor defecation habits

Some children do not develop the habit of regular defecation, often hold stool, will make the intestinal stimulation sensitivity reduced, over time, will cause constipation. And hold stool easy to lead to stool in the intestinal stay too long, water is excessive absorption, so that stool becomes more dry.