Since birth my son had a bowel movement daily except for a few times I can remember. Until for the past two months he had been pooping every two or three days. He is 21 months and he's been eating the same amount of food and nothing much had change in his diet. I wonder if this means his digestive system is not working as effectively in digesting the food.
His poop is usually not hard. He also eats veggies and fruits daily.
He also drinks a lot of liquid.
Thanks in advance to anyone who might have some insight on this.
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TMI but I have that issue. If I drink a couple oz. of aloe juice everyday....I go everyday. Otherwise I could go a week. The strawberry kiwi tastes like a freeze pop so kids will love it. All my kids are on it too.
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He has a bowel movement several times a day. However, I have a son who is a big fan of plums and grapes. He eats a lot of other things that keep him moving, too :)
Have you ever tried probiotics? They help his digestive system...among a whole host of awesome benefits. You can find them in any vitamin or natural food store. Stick to the ones that are refrigerated. They are really easy. We put a scoop of powder a day in my son's water. He has had them from birth and has never been constipated!
We are vegetarian and as a result I think our son eats more fiber than the average toddler. He also doesn't drink cow milk, which can be constipating. He goes minimum 2x per day, but most days 3x. Pretty much once after each meal. He's quite regular.
my daughters and the 2 other girls I watch poop at least once a day.
try getting him to drink more water, and try to make sure the foods
he's eating include fiber.
grains and dairy tend to be big intestinal "binders".
best wishes-
Before you had kids, did you have any idea you would talk about poop so much?
You could ask your ped just to be safe, but I think I would look at the consistency (TMI) of the poop more than the frequency. Is it soft, is it hard, does it come out as a bunch of small balls. When our kids start having the hard or bunch of little balls, we try to increase fluids and add fiber. Our older son has always required a bit more fiber in his diet than our younger son. Who knew?
My kids also generally poop once a day and sometimes twice. Rarely does a day go by that they don't poop. But I'm no expert, and I thought I heard that some kids simply don't poop every day. If it were my kid, I would probably try not to worry but ask the next time I had a chance.
My toddler and preschooler poop 1-2 times a day. They are 2.5 yo and almost 4 yo. Is he getting enough fIber, veggies, and fruit? If our kids haven't pooped yet for the day, we give them grapes with dinner and it makes them go every time! If his poop is hard and he is straining, I would try to do something about it...if not, I would let it be and talk to his pediatrician about it during his next checkup. Best wishes!
Our son used to be very constipated and irregular, but our pediatrician prescribed miralax and now everything is working just fine. :-)
My son is 28 months old and poops 2x a day every day. He eats a good share of fiber and yogurt. He has always been a mighty pooper.
On a standard day ... once.
Some foods my son loves that keeps it flowing
Mandarin Oranges (beware of blow outs if too many are had)
Pineapples
Grapes
Beans (loves pork n beans w/ toast also likes pinto beans with hamhocks)
Also some juices may help as well ... we like to give my kiddo the juice that is veggie & fruit in one shot, 4oz a day seems to help, plus it's additional veggie & fruit points!
