leading to stool withholding. The rectal vault is capable of accommodating stool, and, with time, thestretch receptorswill diminishnerve stimulation. The stool present undergoesdesiccationas more stool is propagated to the rectum, distending the rectal vault further.Liquid stoolmay pass the perimeter ...
Pooping isn’t always easy for babies—and that’s why you can probably tell when they’re in the process of it. They make faces and squirm around. But if your baby is straining for more than 10 minutes, has a firm belly, and shows discomfort when touched, they could be constipated....
Similarly, in a study conducted on Japanese children dietary fiber intake resulted lower in the FC group compared to the non-FC group, but, binomial logistic regression analysis showed no correlation between intake of fiber and FC [31]. However, most of the non-constipated children do not ...