The child has a diagnosis of rectal dyskinesia

Anna asks:

Hello, my child is 5 months old and he suffers from constipation from two weeks of his life. Doctors do not say anything intelligible, or rather do not say how to treat. .. We were diagnosed with dyskinesia of the rectum. The doctor prescribed us to drink only dufalac, he helps us, only if you give 15ml, in the morning on an empty stomach, only so we go to the toilet and go. I constantly go to our pediatrician, I ask her to prescribe some treatment, examination, but she tells us only one thing, be strong, be patient, and that's all. And we have an inflection of the gallbladder. I would really like, what would you advise us, how to be treated and in general this illness is possible-whether to cure or my child will always go to the toilet only with a laxative? I just can not watch how my baby is suffering, and day and night crying, knocking his legs. Thank you in advance!

Answer:

Anna, your pediatrician is partly right about patience. If the baby is diagnosed with dyskinesia thick( and not straight, as you write) guts, cope with constipation will not be easy. In addition to the traditional medicamental laxatives, which are prescribed to you by the pediatrician, you must strictly follow the proper feeding of the child, the diet should contain products that promote the normal functioning and emptying of the intestine. Also, for such a child, a calm environment that excludes stressful factors is extremely important.

Unfortunately, you did not describe everything in detail, and most importantly - whether you are breastfeeding your baby. It is very important.

With natural feeding, you must first balance your diet: in the diet, sour-milk products, vegetables and fruits in sufficient quantity, bread( only from the types of wholemeal grits!), Cereals other than rice, vegetable oils and a sufficient amount of liquid should prevail. Feeding, starting at the age of five months, is introduced gradually and should consist mainly of cereals( mainly corn and buckwheat) and vegetable purees.

Artificial feeding should be balanced in terms of protein and fat content. There are specialized milk mixtures with lactose or gum.

There are a lot of methods for the therapeutic feeding of children with a similar diagnosis, but it is important not only to know about these techniques, but also to strictly implement them. The main principles are the exclusion from the diet of excessive intake of fats and proteins that inhibit bowel motility, enrichment with dietary fibers, normalization of intestinal microflora with the help of pre- and probiotics.