Constipation

Is this your child's symptom?

• Can't pass a stool or pain when passing a stool
• Crying when passing a stool (bowel movement or BM) or
• Can't pass a stool after straining or pushing longer than 10 minutes or
• 3 or more days without passing a stool (exception: breastfed and over 1 month old)
• Caution: any belly pain from constipation comes and goes. Most often, it is mild. Use the Abdominal Pain (Stomach Pain) care guide if there is constant belly pain.

If NOT, try one of these:
• Bottle-Feeding (Formula) Questions
• Breast-Feeding Questions
• Stomach Pain - Female
• Stomach Pain - Male