Constipation in Infants

Constipation sometimes can be a sign of a more serious problem.

Along with having infrequent stools, does your baby have any of these symptoms?

• extremely fussy

• seems to be in pain (a baby may show this by pulling up its legs or arching its back)

• vomiting, especially any green vomit

• blood in the stool

• a belly that seems much larger than usual.

  Yes, my baby has one or more of these symptoms.

  No, my baby does not have any of these symptoms.