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Best Solid Foods for Baby to Relieve Constipation

Top Tips on What Feed Your Baby to Relieve Constipation QUESTION: Hi, my 5 and half month old started solid since last week (organic oatmeal cereal) and she’s been constipated for the last day or so. She’s also been rejecting the bottle ( I’ve been exclusively pumping) and it’s a challenge to even give her […]

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November 19, 2018 January 11, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Constipation

Constipation

How to Tell if Your Child Is Constipated Constipation refers to the compactness of the stools and the difficulty passing them, not the frequency of bowel movements. The consistency and number of stools varies according to age and from baby to baby. Newborns have several stools a day that are soft and the consistency of […]

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September 3, 2013 March 7, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

4 Ways to End Postpartum Constipation

Ending Postpartum Constipation Experiencing postpartum constipation is a normal thing to experience as your body recovers from pregnancy and childbirth. Try these 4 tips to relieve constipation after giving birth: Walk. Moving your body is likely to move your bowels. Drink plenty of fluids. Eat and drink natural laxatives: nectar (prune, pear, apricot), fresh fruits, […]

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August 8, 2013 March 5, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Constipation Relief During Pregnancy

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4 Ways to Constipation Relief During Pregnancy Most women are prone to constipation throughout their pregnancy. Early in pregnancy you can again blame pregnancy hormones, which slow the movement of food through your intestines. In physiologic jargon, this change is called decreased gastrointestinal motility. The slower passage of food and fluid allows more fluid to […]

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August 7, 2013 July 26, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

10 Ways to Have Healthy Poop

10 ways to have healthy poop

Dr. Poo’s 10 ways to have healthy poop to be proud of By Bill Sears, MD, America’s Pediatrician My early years as a pediatrician and parent were like an on-the-job poo school.  One of my goals as a good doctor was to teach parents how to get their child off to the right healthy poop. […]

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December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Gas Relief For Your Baby

Tips for Gas Relief for Baby Question: Hi Dr. Sears and Martha! I have a question about gas relief! I have a 9-week-old boy who is happy but often cries inconsolably from gas. He is exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) and I have tried limiting my diet and using gripe water but at this point, I’m just […]

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September 17, 2018 January 11, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Potty Training and Co-sleeping Tips

Q&A: Only Urine Potty Trained and Co-sleeping Tips My son is only urine potty trained Question: I need some help with potty training. My son is “potty trained” successfully for urine, however, he’s continuing to do his business in his pull-up during nap time/and or bedtime. He has used the potty for poop before, but now […]

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April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

The Scoop on Comfortable Poop by Dr Poo

Helping Your Family Understand Poop and Digestion During my 50 years as a doctor, I have spent the most time discussing gut concerns with parents – what goes into the top end (food) and what comes out of the bottom end (poop). There has been a surge of new research about the importance of dietary fibers, […]

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May 31, 2017 January 4, 2019 Dr. Bill Sears

Spirulina

Spirulina

Benefits of Spirulina: Spirulina often gets misclassified as an herb because of its amazing health promoting properties, but it’s actually a bacteria, or a blue-green algae that’s found in pristine freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers. It is most commonly recognized as one of the world’s most nutritionally complete superfoods, as it offers health benefits to […]

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June 26, 2015 October 14, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

Breastfeeding and Hydration

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While you are breastfeeding you should drink extra water, but you don’t need to overdo it. Hydration while breastfeeding should follow the commonsense “in and out” principles of hydration: If you use more fluid, you must take more in. Since the average six-month-old consumes around 1 quart of breast milk daily and 90 percent of […]

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June 5, 2014 May 29, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears

Bladder Infections

Here Are Some Tips to Recognize, Treat and Prevent Bladder Infections Your five-year-old has been potty trained for two years now, but this week she has had several “accidents”. She also seems to be going to the bathroom more frequently and sometimes has a very strong, painful urge to pee. She tells you it burns […]

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September 25, 2013 July 7, 2017 Dr. Bill Sears

How to Identify Abdominal Pain

Scenarios of How to Identify Abdominal Pain Your 5 year old has occasional bouts of severe abdominal pain- It usually only last for a few hours, but now it’s been happening more frequently and she is asking to go to the doctor. For the past four months your 9 year old has been complaining of […]

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September 25, 2013 May 25, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears
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