Menstruating and pregnant women and girls have the highest risk for iron deficiency. Children between 18 and 24 months old are another group that are at high risk – though for different reasons.
Certain medications, particularly opioids, antacids containing aluminium, and some antidepressants, can cause constipation as a side effect. Even health issues like hypothyroidism, diabetes, and ...
In Persian folk medicine, sugar cane extracts like blackstrap molasses have been used to treat functional constipation in children. One study involving 92 pediatric patients compared blackstrap ...