EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER The best treatment for minor, self-limited constipation (infant dyschezia) may be observation and parental education about its benign nature. (Grade of recommendation: D, expert opinion.) For cases requiring treatment, limited evidence suggests tha...
What is the best therapy for constipation in infants? (Clinical inquiries: from the Family Practice Inquiries Network) EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER The best treatment for minor, self-limited constipation (infant dyschezia) may be observation and parental education about its benign... MR Ellis,S Meadows ...
Therefore, the review presented here follows the given patterns of past research and is divided into two parts. Part 1 summarizes the applied descriptions of the palate in the term newborn. Without knowledge of the term infant's normal oral structures, it would be impossible to recognize ...
Infant dyschezia is a self-limited condition related to immature muscle coordination and requires parental reassurance. There is no placebo-controlled trials of osmotic laxatives in infants. A trial of constipated, bottled-fed infants showed normalization of stools in 90% of infants within 2 weeks ...