Melilax: safe even for infants and children – in a special small size

Situations facilitating the onset of chronic or transitory constipation can arise in infancy and childhood. Constipation in children generally resolves spontaneously in a few months, but it is always a cause of worry for parents because children often react with crying fits.

There are many possible causes of constipation in children: inability to relax the anal sphincter, diet (for example, changeover from breast milk to formula), introduction of a child’s first solid foods and insufficient fiber (not enough fruit/vegetables) and/or water. Other critical moments can be travel and illnesses, and fever, which can lead to dehydration.

Children in the 2 to 4 year age range often voluntarily control the urge to evacuate, and often for days at a time. This causes fecal matter to become drier and, since it is harder, more difficult and painful to expel. The result can be a vicious circle, since the child remembers the pain experienced when emptying the bowel and resists the urge in an attempt to avoid it.

When infants and children need help, a stimulus to make it easier to move stool, it is important to have a product that can exert an evacuative action and also soothe and protect the rectal mucosa.

The local action of Melilax is ideal for treating constipation in this delicate age range.