The accumulation of food in the baby’s spleen and stomach belongs to the category of stagnation in traditional Chinese medicine. For the evidence of accumulation of milk and food, Baohe Pills can be taken; for the evidence of food accumulation and heat, Hovenia Conducting Stagnation Pills can be taken; and for the evidence of spleen deficiency and stagnation, Spleen Enhancement Pills can be used.
1. Breastfeeding stagnation: manifested as distension and fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), not thinking of breastfeeding, vomiting, restless sleep, crying, sour stool or constipation, etc. The treatment should be eliminating food and inducing stagnation (promoting the digestion of food). Treatment should be to eliminate food stagnation (promote food digestion), using Baohe Pill, with Poria, Jiao Liuxinqu, Jiao Shanzha, Chen Pi, Fahanxia, Lai Shi Zi, Lian Qiao.
2. Food stagnation and heat syndrome: manifested as not thinking of breastfeeding, dry mouth, fullness in the epigastrium, irritability, sleeplessness at night, smelly stool or constipation, yellow urine, etc. The treatment should be clearing the stagnation and heat. The treatment should be clearing the heat, can use Hovenia Conducting Pill, the formula has Hovenia, rhubarb, Poria, Scutellaria, Jiao Liu Shen Qu, Huang Lian and so on.
3. Spleen deficiency and accumulation syndrome: manifested as fullness and distension, not thinking of breastfeeding, vomiting and sour food, preferring to lie down, sleeplessness at night, emaciation, yellowish color, tiredness and weakness, and loose stools mixed with indigestible food, etc. The treatment should strengthen the spleen and eliminate accumulation. Treatment should strengthen the spleen and eliminate the accumulation, use the spleen pills, prescription drugs have wood incense, Huanglian, atractylodes, Poria, licorice, jiao six Shenqu, ginseng and so on.
Baby spleen and stomach accumulation of food should be guided by the doctor to adjust the evidence, do not self-medication.