Suggest treatment for constipation
Patient: My daughter just turned 2. A couple of weeks ago she did a very hard thick Poo and it hurt her doing it she cried. She then had some blood on it. I thought she just cut a little bit on be way out. The blood in stool lasted about 3 days. Then went away then this morning she started crying and she did a soft poo and visible red blood through it. She does bout 2/ 3 poos a day. Is she sick? Please give me some answers ! Doctor: Hello and welcome to healthcare magic.Blood with hard stools is often due to anal fissure (a cut in superficial part of anus) or rupture haemorrhide (blood vessels in superficial part of anus) both of which can be due to straining while passing stools later being uncommon.My advice is to take her to a paediatric surgeon who will thoroughly examine her anus+rectum and will give their expert advice.Meanwhile give her a lot of fluids,ispaghula husk.Make her sit in warm water for 10 mins twice a day.Hope you find this answer satisfactory.Good luck.