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.