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Even Infants and Young Children Can Experience Constipation – It Can Be Treated Effectively!

Digestive Health Constipation
Oliwia Kaczmarek Author
2026-09-25 Date
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The frequency of bowel movements changes with age. Furthermore, the time required for food to travel from the mouth to the rectum increases from 8 hours in the first month of life, to 16 hours in the second year, and to 26 hours at the age of 10.

Problemy z wypróżnianiem się u najmłodszych: przyczyny, objawy i czynniki ryzyka w pediatrii

Etiologia trudności z defekacją w populacji dziecięcej prezentuje złożony charakter i może być determinowana przez szereg różnorodnych mechanizmów patofizjologicznych. W praktyce klinicznej wyróżnia się następujące kategorie zaparć: **funkcjonalne** – charakteryzujące się zaburzeniami procesu wypróżniania (tzw. dyschezja), którym często towarzyszą objawy wtórne takie jak krwawienia z obszaru szczeliny odbytowej (wynikające z uszkodzeń mechanicznych błony śluzowej), dolegliwości bólowe o różnym nasileniu oraz wzdęcia jamy brzusznej; **psychogenne** – uwarunkowane czynnikami sytuacyjnymi (np. niehigieniczne warunki sanitarne, stosowanie kar dyscyplinarnych) lub reakcjami na zdarzenia traumatyczne (w tym wykorzystywanie seksualne); **dietetyczne** – związane z niedostatecznym spożyciem błonnika pokarmowego oraz chronicznym niedoborem płynów; **organiczne** – wynikające z pierwotnych schorzeń przewodu pokarmowego (m.in. choroba Hirschsprunga, wrodzone anomalie odbytnicy, przetoki nabyte, szczeliny odbytu, żylaki odbytu); **metaboliczne** – powiązane z zaburzeniami gospodarki wodno-elektrolitowej (odwodnienie), mukowiscydozą, dysfunkcjami endokrynologicznymi (niedoczynność tarczycy, nadnerczy, zaburzenia stężenia potasu); **neuromięśniowe** – spowodowane niedorozwojem lub obniżonym napięciem mięśni brzucha (np. w zespole Downa, mózgowym porażeniu dziecięcym), dystrofiami mięśniowymi lub uszkodzeniami rdzenia kręgowego (guzy, rozszczepy kręgosłupa); **jatrogenne** – indukowane farmakoterapią (opioidy, leki przeciwdepresyjne, psychotropowe, winkrystyna). Osobną kategorię stanowią **zaparcia rzekome**, obserwowane w kontekście zaburzeń odżywiania (anoreksja, drastyczne diety odchudzające) lub u starszych niemowląt karmionych wyłącznie mlekiem matki. U dzieci szczególnie częste są **zaparcia nawykowo-czynnościowe**, związane z nieprawidłowymi wzorcami defekacji. Rozpoznanie wymaga stwierdzenia co najmniej dwóch z następujących kryteriów (utrzymujących się minimum przez 8 tygodni): ograniczenie częstotliwości wypróżnień do ≤2 na tydzień, epizody nietrzymania stolca (≥1/tydzień), celowe powstrzymywanie defekacji, bolesność podczas wypróżniania lub obecność twardych, zbitych mas kałowych, palpacyjne stwierdzenie zalegania kału w odbytnicy, wywiad wskazujący na oddawanie stolca o znacznej objętości. Towarzyszące objawy mogą obejmować zaburzenia nastroju (drażliwość), zmniejszony apetyt lub przedwczesne uczucie sytości. W patogenezie zaparć nawykowych kluczową rolę odgrywają czynniki **genetyczne**, **psychogenne** (stres, lęki), **społeczno-środowiskowe** (np. brak prywatności) oraz **dietetyczne** (niewłaściwa kompozycja posiłków).

Terapia zaparć u dzieci – kompleksowe podejście lecznicze i profilaktyczne

Proces terapeutyczny zaparć u dzieci stanowi wieloetapowe i złożone przedsięwzięcie, rozciągające się na okres od 12 do 24 miesięcy, angażujące interdyscyplinarny zespół specjalistów. Inicjalna faza koncentruje się na całkowitym oczyszczeniu przewodu pokarmowego z nagromadzonych mas kałowych, po czym wprowadza się zindywidualizowaną terapię podtrzymującą, obejmującą: spersonalizowane wytyczne dietetyczne, systematyczną aktywność ruchową, farmakoterapię przeczyszczającą, terapię biofeedback (technikę umożliwiającą świadomą kontrolę fizjologicznych procesów organizmu), a także wsparcie psychologiczne. Farmakologicznie stosuje się głównie preparaty osmotyczne, takie jak laktuloza, makrogole (polietylenoglikole) czy sorbitol, uzupełniane o doodbytnicze środki osmotyczne (sorbitol, czopki glicerynowe), leki stymulujące perystaltykę (np. preparaty senesu, bisakodyl – z wyłączeniem niemowląt) oraz środki poślizgowe (olej mineralny, parafina ciekła – przeciwwskazane u niemowląt). Kluczowe znaczenie ma również edukacja żywieniowa, uwzględniająca optymalne nawodnienie, eliminację produktów nasilających dolegliwości oraz wprowadzenie diety bogatoresztkowej, wspomagającej regularność wypróżnień i rozwój korzystnej mikroflory jelitowej.
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