Breastfeeding may cause intestinal flatulence in infants, which is mainly related to the mother’s dietary habits, poor digestive function, congenital megacolon and other factors.
1. Mother’s dietary habits: If the mother likes to eat gas-producing or overly sweet food, such as soy products, cakes, etc., the milk secreted will be too sweet, which will ferment and produce too much gas in the baby’s intestines, causing flatulence.
2. Poor digestive function: As the digestive tract of infants is not yet well developed, poor digestive function of the stomach and intestines may lead to indigestion, and infants are prone to intestinal flatulence after breastfeeding.
3. Congenital megacolon: If there is congenital megacolon and other diseases, it may cause intestinal peristalsis to weaken, feces stored in the intestines and not easy to discharge, the baby will also have flatulence after drinking breast milk.
There are many other causes of flatulence in infants, if the symptoms are serious, or continue to show no improvement, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment.