How to make a child an enema?

Sometimes, when an infant suffers prolonged chronic constipation, the enema becomes a necessary procedure for cleaning the lower portion of the rectum from accumulated fecal masses. Therefore, Mom should know how to correctly place an enema in the infant.

Cleansing enema for children

Take care of the safety of the cleansing procedure. Breast children are advised to make an enema of a small-volume rubber pear with a soft tip that does not injure the anus. For enema, various solutions are used, prepared from boiled water with a temperature of 25-27 ° C.

1. Most often, a solution is prepared from ordinary table salt, dissolving half a teaspoon in a glass of boiled water.
2. A good positive effect gives a mixture of boiled water with glycerin. A solution for the enema intended for the baby is prepared from a glass of water and a teaspoon of glycerin.
3. You can use a decoction of medicinal herbs, for example, a chemist's chamomile. The broth is prepared from a teaspoon of chamomile and a glass of water.
4. One of the most common ways is to prepare a soap solution. To do this, in the right amount of boiled water, a small piece of household or children's soap is blended until a foam is formed.

The volume of enema to an infant during constipation depends, first of all, on the age of the baby. For newborns, the recommended volume is 25 ml, for children from 1 to 2 months - from 30 to 40 ml. An older child, from 2 to 4 months, injected 60 ml of fluid. At the age of 6 - 9 months, an enema of 100-120 ml is shown. For children from 9 months to a year the volume is 120 - 180 ml.

Only with the permission of a doctor can an enema be made to a newborn, since the presence of abdominal pain and constipation are often symptoms of acute appendicitis, curvature of the bowels, inflammation of the lungs and other rather serious diseases. Considering that you are acting for the good of the child, you can significantly complicate his state. Independently to make a decision to clean the intestines of an infant with an enema is allowed only with full confidence that a violation of the excretory function is due to inaccuracies in the diet.

How to properly make an infant with an enema?

The children are given an enema in the "lying on the back" position, with their legs raised upwards. Before putting an enema child, a rubber pear filled with a solution should be vented. Then the tip of the pear is carefully inserted into the anal opening towards the navel of the baby, and then parallel to the vertebral column.

Making a child an enema is sometimes difficult, because the body can respond to the introduction of the first portion of the solution with spasm of the intestine. In this case, do not continue to enter the solution. Wait a couple of minutes and follow the procedure further when the spasm passes and the intestines relax.

The solution should be administered very slowly. After this, the left hand clamp together the buttocks of the child and the tip of the rubber pears are extracted outside. To prevent the solution from escaping immediately, the buttocks are held tight for some time. Usually it takes 5-15 minutes to blur the stool. Upon completion of the procedure, the baby must be washed.

How often can an enema be given to a newborn?

With chronic constipation, a single enema will not give the desired effect. Therefore, the procedure can be repeated in about six hours. However, it is not recommended to get involved in enemas. You can do them no more than once every three days and be sure after consulting a pediatrician.