What is a good, safe home remedy for baby constipation?
The article I linked is an excellent resource for determining if your baby is actually constipated or not. Unless the stool is dry and pebbly, the baby is not constipated. Straining, grunting and red faces are common especially in very young infants as they adjust to taking nourishment externally. They are learning what their body does, and which muscles to use…basically “learning to poop”. If however, your baby is constipated. Relief can be found by adding a moderate amount of fluids to the diet, especially diluted juices. The extra sugar in the juices draws more water to the bowels loosening the stools. You will also want to monitor any changes in the diet, to see if that is what caused the constipation in the first place. Such as changes in formula, or from breast milk to formula, or the addtion of solids to the diet. Finally, avoid using honey or karo syrup as the additional “sugar” for a remedy. Honey and corn syrup may contain spores of bacteria that cause clostridium botulism,
