Depletion of intestines happens at all differently. Ideally this process has to happen at least once in day. Problems with a chair when visit of a toilet is postponed for two days and more often meet at children. The address to the doctor and the corresponding diet will help to correct a situation.
Immediately see a doctor if the chair delay at the child exceeds three days and is followed by vomiting with persistent smell of stool, an abdominal distension, a body temperature raising, pains in a navel and a general malaise. These symptoms can indicate impassability of intestines. At suspicion the child has to be urgently hospitalized and operated on the similar diagnosis. Overdue diagnostics can lead to an intestines perforation (emergence of through openings) and heavy inflammatory processes in an abdominal cavity.
Sometimes the rare chair can be caused by a weak vermicular movement of intestines. Anyway notify the local pediatrician that your child has problems with a chair. The experienced expert will help to choose a diet and will prescribe some medicines and procedures.
Without recipe in pharmacy it is possible to buy the medicine "Duphalac". The lactulose splitting contents of intestines and softening an exit of stool is its part. "Duphalac" has a pleasant smell and taste of sweet syrup that especially is pleasant to children. Children can use this medicine about one year and is more senior. Normalization of a chair occurs within the first week of intake of medicine, but it is necessary to continue treatment at least a month for full regulation of physiological processes. "Duphalac" is accepted according to an age dose once a day (it is desirable for the night). At prolonged use of high doses there can come diarrhea. Absolute contraindications to intake of this medicine are: intolerance of lactose, rectal bleedings and intestinal impassability.
Besides "Duphalac" the medicines "Laktusan", "Prelaks" and ordinary vaseline oil give the enveloping effect. One or two tablespoons of oil in 2 hours after meal interfere with a congestion and hardening a calla and promote its removal in the natural way.
Fast effect in the solution of problems with a chair the enema has. For example, a set of microenemas "Mikrolaks" is applicable even at early age. One enema is entered into a rectum to the middle of a tip and squeeze out contents. The laxative effect occurs in 5-15 minutes. If you trust folk remedies, it is possible to make a warm enema with a camomile. Buy pear of the optimum size in pharmacy, make a camomile at the rate of 4 tablespoons (or 6-8 bags) on boiled water liter. Cool to room temperature and start an enema, having oiled a pear tip vegetable. The child has to lie on the right side with the bent knees. Spread a diaper in advance.
Diversify the child's diet with prunes, beet and apples. Vegetable soups and easy chicken broths also positively influence a stomach and intestines. For normalization of a chair the child has to drink not less than 1.5 liters of plain water a day. To carry out this norm, accustom the child to have a glass filtered or still mineral water in 15 minutes prior to meal. Refuse carbonated drinks, chips and fast food. Let better the child have a bite fresh carrot and drinks the fruit drinks and herbal teas made by you. By the way, if to speak about tea, it is most useful at locks Kuril tea. One teaspoon is filled in with 200 ml of boiled water and 10-15 minutes infuse. It is necessary to consider that such tea lowers pressure therefore it is contraindicated to hypotensive persons. You should not be fond of Kuril tea - the recommended dose makes a half of a glass 2 times a day.
Long sitting on the place only aggravates stagnant processes in intestines therefore accustom the child to a mobile way of life: run, jumps, walking on long distances. Before going to bed the child can make massage of a stomach - the kneading movements fingers clockwise around a navel. Such massage reduces gas generation and improves an intestines vermicular movement.