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| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Pediatrician) |
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| Question 1 |
My baby throws up a lot. This is despite of his being burped and being held up for half an hour after that. The doctor claims that it is normal and that as long as the baby puts on weight there should not be any problem. I give him Dormstal and Digene when he throws up a lot. We also know that he suffers from a lot of gas as she passes it out with her stool (Colic aid - once a day and colimex when he cries a lot). Should I be worried? - Mandakini (Bhubaneshwar, India) |
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| Answer 1 |
Your doctor is probably right. So long as your baby is gaining weight and there is no other complication, everything should be normal. You need not give her drugs like Domstal and Digene.
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| Question 2 |
My daughter has a small anus. The pediatrician suggested using an anal dilator for 2 to 3 months, which we did. However even after doing so, while passing stools, she starts crying. What treatment do you recommend? If this is left untreated will it lead to piles? - Pramela (Philadelphia, USA)
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Keep in touch with the pediatrician and follow his advice. If required, you can also see a pediatric surgeon. Feed her a diet that will help soften her stools. Give her a banana a day. However, while this may ease her discomfort, there could be other problems. Your doctor is in the best position to diagnose such problems. Complications (not only piles) could arise if such cases are not treated adequately.
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I have a two year old son. He has had severe constipation for the past year. Though he passes stools every day, he struggles a lot and his stool is very tight. We have been giving him a lot of water, apple juice, vegetable juice and even prune, but his constipation has not improved. This problem started when we shifted residence. He now eats bread, egg, milk or rice cereal, milk for breakfast. For lunch he has rice with dal and apple/banana or strawberry. In the evening he has a glass of milk. At night, he has noodles or rice with vegetables and a glass of milk. He takes vegetable soup almost every day. This is his general diet. He takes fish once in a while. He is not yet potty trained. Could you please let me know whether his diet needs to be changed to overcome this problem? If so what can we add/delete? If he is potty trained, will she get better? Since the stool is very hard and he struggles a lot, will she develop any problems like piles etc. as he grows up? - Karma (St. Louis, USA) |
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Constipation should be taken seriously because it can lead to complications. Toilet training for your child should be undertaken only after the motions are better. We suggest below the diet in general in case of constipation in children. Eating sufficient fruits, vegetables, sprout whole grains and fluids helps in the prevention as well as the treatment of constipation. Regular bowel habits and relaxed pace for morning routines also helps to avoid constipation A glass of water on getting up in the morning is helpful. Many children may get a normal urge to pass a motion after that. Others may get used to passing the motion after drinking milk or after breakfast. The child should be relaxed after a while sitting on the toilet. A younger child may be encouraged to sit for about 15 minutes. The mother or others can engage him with something interesting like a toy or a book or a puzzle. If he does not evacuate, he must not be forced to do so. The diet should have more of fibre in the form of fruits like figs (fresh as well as dry), raisins, plums, apricots and prunes; vegetables especially leafy vegetables, raw vegetables, peas, and beans; sprouts; Give him chapatti, unpolished rice and enough liquids. Skip the noodles.
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| Question 4 |
At what age is it safe to travel with a child? Is it safe to travel with a 3 month old? - Kirti (Pune, India) |
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Hi,
As long as your child is healthy, it is quite safe to travel at the age of three months. If your child is exclusively on breast milk, it will be easier to take care of him because you will not have to worry about preparing his meals. If you are planning to travel by air, you may want to feed the child (breast milk or otherwise) during takeoff and landing so the change in air pressure does not affect him (and his ears will not pop).
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