Nutritionist Oliver McCabe of Select Stores Dalkey Article in the New July edition of Irish Parent Magazine on Child Constipation and Constipation during Pregnancy.

Toddler/child constipation.
Like all bodily systems, the digestive system needs a constant supply of nutrients for its growth and repair, Indigestible fibre, while not technically a nutrient, is required in good quantities. It is necessary to help the food move along the length of the gut. The gut moves food along through a series of squeezing movements called peristalsis, but without enough fibre there isn’t enough bulk to squeeze against. Finally, fibre has a…