Dear Hetal,

Hello. Deepti had fever and i treated her with crocin syrup.She is fine since Monday but since then hasnt passed stools.Does crocin create constipation? In fact her skin near the anal opening is red and i am treating that with a cream Siloderm that is okay with Doc.

On diet she takes alu and carrot mixed with milk or dhal and rice with beans.Also i give her diluted mosambi juice ,No stools for day 3.

Can i give her banana mashed since she is okay with banana,Does thathelp. I will give her half teaspoon gripe water as well.
Any further suggestions from you will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Niki niki replied. Dear Hetal,

Deepti is okay ..gave her banana and her stools are fine.Spinach she reacts badly and has loose stools.Thanks so much for yr help on sites to visit for recipies.She is 7.25 kgs now.at 8 months 2 weeks .is she okay..everyone keeps saying she is very light etc.My doc says she should be over 8,5kgs in her 12 month to be okay on weight.Anyway we enjoy her and she is gorgeous.

Take care,
Niki Hetal replied. at first avoid potato,beans at 8months...
her diet intake should be at 8months as below :
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=5638&table_name=dis_feeding

ne medication that has Paracetamol or acetaminophen causes mild stomach upsets,,lil heartburns or bowel irregularities,,and if the baby stomach is sensitive and is very responsive,,it might cause nausea or indiggestn but its unlikely that it might cause constipation...

your baby may be having constipation mostly because:
1. lack of apetite during fever,,food intake decreases so enough food doesnt go in stomach,,stomach gets upset and when sudden recovery happens,,stomach digestives r not able to respond well al of the sudden,,causing jam..so takes time to come back to normal.

2. improper diet or minimal dietry fibr in daily food,,which i very much see,,include in her diet, weekly new fruit or vegetable like sweet potato,,oranges,,spinach,,apples,,grapes,plums,,

3. offer your baby whole moong water with mild tadka of ghee, hing, crushed jeera,,with some curry leaves,,before offerng,strain the tadka,,it will relieve him from constipation.also offer her moong dal water, with same light tadka, with mashed rice and some spinach,,it will help...

4. offer spinach, prune or boiled apricots in his iron fortified cereals...or morevegies like spinach, carrots,,in his dal and rice.

5. babies are 8months COMPLETE can be started on yogurt,it prevents constipation,,offer at room temperature,,if in US, yobaby brand is best to start with,,or else give fresh home made and give it plain yogurt,,should not be sour.

about anal opening,,let your dr see it..its better he sees it and decides whether or not its side effect of crocin,,because to some kids and adults too,,paracetamol is said to give skin rashes in sensitive parts..siloderm can be applied,,but its better your dr sees the redness..if at all you havent shown her to dr..

giving ripe banana has helped from constipation but it dpends on baby body nature,,not all bodies respond to all remedies in one way,,
also, gripe water doesnt help in constipation,,it helps in stomach discomfort,gas..and some brands also cure colic...bt not constipation.
offer your baby lots of juices, fresh fruits,,and diff green vegetables,,it will help her cure...giving diluted prune juice with banana juice also helps,,offer with cereal instead of cereal+formula..
good luck.