Cindy Gellner: Today, I'm going to give you the poop on poop. I'm Dr. Cindy Gellner, and that's today on The Scope. Announcer: Keep your kids healthy and happy. Cindy Gellner on The Scope. Cindy Gellner: I get asked about constipation a lot, like, at least several times a day.
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These situations can all lead to a build-up of poo in the bowel. When this happens, the poo gets too hard for your child to push out easily. This might make her avoid going to the toilet. Your child might also have tummy pains that come and go. He might also seem generally cranky.
It looks like you're in. Click below to go to the correct store for your country. Breastfed babies almost never get constipated have hard stools. Bottle-fed babies on the other hand, can sometimes struggle to pass hard little pieces. Fortunately, a couple of commonsense ideas can usually correct the problem and provide fast relief.
A normal stool is soft and easy to pass. But sometimes stools become firm or hard. They are difficult to pass. They may pass less often.