Out in the real world

I finally pooped after 3 long days...yes...I haven't pooped since last Thursday. Ibu tried massaging my tummy several times. Ayah and Ibu did the "wanting-to-poop" sounds but as much as I tried straining, nothing comes out except some foul-smelling fart. *covers nose* I'm sure everyone have kept their poop long at one point or another and let me tell you that it's an uncomfortable feeling. I suffered from 3 days of no poop just 2 weeks ago and it was very bad....up to the point when Ibu masaged my tummy and she could feel lumps on the left side. She panicked and wanted to bring me to the doc. But I let out a grunt and pushed out that long-kept hard poop that has been inside my tummy after the massage and the lump was gone. That lump was poop all along. Pretty bad, huh?

So just now I decided to give it another try and I let out a grunt and finally pushed out The Poop. It has the size of a golf ball, hard and shiny and boy, it sure smelt horrible since it's been "kept" for 3 days! And I let out another smaller sized poop 30minutes later. And another one...this time a bit softer and smaller.

My constipation stumped my parents because I'm given prune juice of at least 3tablespoons on a daily basis now and I'm drinking more water. Ibu suspected that my diet of rice got something to do with it. She's giving me pasta and oats now as meals. And no more biskots as snacks. Instead I have fruits like watermelon and cherries to substitute as my snacks now. We'll see how it goes.

Bananas, rice cereal and applesauce all tend to produce firmer stools. Carrots and squash are constipating for some babies. Pears, peaches, plums, apricots, peas and prunes make stools softer. By balancing the diet, you can often keep the stools comfortably mid-range. If the stools are still too firm, juice is the gentlest medicine to soften them up. Apple juice twice a day is a good bet. If this doesn't work, prune juice is even better. Also, when your son is straining you might want to put him in a tub of warm water. This will relax his muscles and make the stool easier to pass.

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