Constipation in Children

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Abstract
Constipation is a frequent problem among infants and children. For example, in a U.S. study, 16 percent of parents of 22-month-olds reported that their children had constipation.1 In the United Kingdom, 34 percent of 4-to-7-year-old children were said to be constipated,2 and the frequency was 37 percent among 1005 Brazilian children who ranged in age from birth to 12 years.3 Most often, constipation is short-lived and of little consequence; however, chronic constipation does occur, as shown in the British study, in which 5 percent of the children had constipation lasting for more than six months.2 Intolerance of cow's-milk protein occurs . . .