Child have constipation just like adults and perhaps more often since they don't like to eat food that has a lot of fiber - vegetables and more vegetables. Children with constipation can use the same natural remedies as adults, but in lesser amounts.
You can use these guidelines for children 3 and older. Children should have a bowel movement everyday. It would be best for them to have at least two, if they are eating three meals a day. If your child is having three or less bowel movement per week, it is time to get worried and take action.
From Well Being Journal Vol. 7, No. 5 ~ September/October 1998
by Richard Schulze, N.D.
Americans have the highest incidence of colon-rectal cancer of any nation in the world. It is now killing more Americans than ever before in history. Many people think it's a dirty subject and some think it's embarrassing, but cancer and death are worse, so let's talk about preventing such disease.