Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My 1 year 6 months old boy is having irregular past motion. he is not having any constipation at all but he takes 4 days and sometimes even a week. We give him prune juice also has no effect. We are worried...
Hi, A motion once in 3-4 days can be taken as normal if the stools are not too hard or painful to pass. But once in week is a bit odd, and we have to look for any contributory factors. For a normal bowel habit, there should be adequate fluid intake and a healthy diet rich in residues / fiber. So include plenty of fiber rich items in diet, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, oats and Chat Doctor.  If these measures does not help in 1-2 months, kindly see a pediatrician for evaluation. In this case, we may need to get few investigations like thyroid function, serum calcium and barium studies. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. 