Sentences with phrase «causing harder stools»

This appearance indicates that less iron could likely be given since it's being lost to the stool and probably causing harder stools.

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This causes poor absorption of nutrients and hard stools, as well as a decrease in bone density.

Moreover, botulism, allergies to certain foods and metabolic issues can also cause your little one to pass painful and hard stools.

As long as your baby is passing soft stools then it may be normal, but if your baby is straining and having difficulty passing a bowel movement and / or is passing hard, pebble - like stools, that would be a cause for concern.

Encopresis is usually caused by having a large, hard stool that is impacted in the rectum, leading to stool that has to pass around it and eventually leaks out of the dilated rectum without the child being aware that it is happening.

Constipation: Many babies suffer from constipation, defined as the passage of hard, pellet - like stools that cause pain or bleeding (groaning or straining is normal) and not so much by how often your baby has a bowel movement (some breastfed babies only have one BM each week).

You do not want the stool to get hard, because if the stool becomes hard, it is more difficult to pass it and could cause discomfort.

When this 1 - year - old child suddenly developed hard stools, the problem may seem to have been «caused» by the switch from formula to whole milk, but this is probably coincidental.

Stool that is abnormally large and hard can cause painful tearing that will need to be monitored and evaluated.

Constipation most commonly occurs when waste or stool moves too slowly through the digestive tract, causing the stool to become hard and dry.

It's not how often a baby moves his bowels, but how hard the stool is once it's passed that's cause for concern.

When stool is passed, it is likely dry and hard, and might cause discomfort for the child.

Constipation: defined as the passage of hard, pellet - like stools that cause pain or bleeding (groaning or straining is normal) and not so much by how often your baby has a bowel movement (some breastfed babies only have one BM each week).

Stools with a higher volume and softer composition are necessary for colon health as smaller, harder stools can increase the pressure within the colon and cause weak spots in the intestinal Stools with a higher volume and softer composition are necessary for colon health as smaller, harder stools can increase the pressure within the colon and cause weak spots in the intestinal stools can increase the pressure within the colon and cause weak spots in the intestinal walls.

Gentle Reminder: You shouldn't have done that crash diet in the first place because low - carb (high - protein) is a very «constipated» diet that can form super hard stool which easily causes anal fissure.

A sluggish bowel causes more water to get absorbed into your body, which is why your stool turns so hard that leads to constipation.

Liquids can help ease pressure in your intestines caused by hard, dry stools.

Junk foods, processed and refined foods, fatty foods, alcohol, dehydration and dairy products can cause constipation, a gastrointestinal condition the causes irregular bowel movements and / or hard, dry stools.

Hard, larger, than normal, difficult to pass stools, caused by enlarged colon, will make your child less willing to use the toilet.

Adding in too much fiber, too fast, without enough fluids could not only cause discomfort, gas and bloating — it could even potentially cause a blockage — especially if there are already hard stools stuck in the colon.

The commonest causes are hairballs, too little fiber in the diet (dried food is convenient for the owner, but produces small, hard stools which do not give the gut a good workout) or it may be due to an intestinal disorder.

With sudden, short - term weight loss in dogs and cats caused by dehydration rather than loss of fat, the eyes appear sunken, the skin tents when pinched and does not spring back quickly, there is little urine production, the stools are hard, and the mucous membranes covering the gums are tacky rather than moist.

Enlarged prostates cause the dog to have to work harder to pass stool.

Too much fiber may cause extremely hard stools while too little fiber may cause diarrhea.

The problem occurs when the pet strains to pass hard stools or when a chronically inflamed anal gland causes straining.

However, according to experts the hard stool causes fluid to be produced in the colon through the ongoing irritation, which is where diarrhea comes from.

Some intestinal disorders may cause a sense of urgency with frequent stools which may be hard for your dog to hold on to until he is let out.

The stool becomes hard and dry, causing difficulties in passing it.

The lack of moisture causes the kidneys to become stressed, and stools turn dry, hard and painful to pass — the condition known as constipation.