A 4-year-old baby’s poor appetite can be regulated through the use of traditional Chinese medicine and tuina massage to regulate the spleen and stomach.
Poor appetite of babies may be caused by weak spleen and stomach, Yin deficiency of spleen and stomach, disharmony between liver and spleen, and spleen dysfunction (dysfunction of the spleen’s transportation function), etc. Depending on the causes, different medicines and massage can be given to treat the problem.
Children with weak spleen and stomach can take oral solution for stomach strengthening and elimination of food; pediatric massage can also be used to tonify the spleen and earth, rub the foot and three ribs, massage the abdomen, and knead the spine.
Children with Yin deficiency of the spleen and stomach can take Stomach Nourishing and Liquid Enhancing Soup to nourish the stomach and nourish Yin; they can also use massage such as kneading the Panmen, tonifying the stomach meridian, and kneading the middle epigastric region.
Children with disharmony between the liver and spleen can use Free San to relax the liver and strengthen the spleen; massage can also be used to clear the liver meridian, tonify the spleen and earth, rub the middle epigastric region, rub the spleen acupoint, and massage the abdomen.
Children with spleen dysfunction can use Shanmai Jianshu Oral Liquid to eliminate food and strengthen the spleen, move Qi and harmonize the stomach; it can also be used to tonify the spleen and earth, clear the stomach meridian, moisten the abdomen and rub the foot-sanli in tuina massage.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time. It is recommended that the medication and massage should be operated by a professional physician, and do not use medication privately, so as not to cause damage to the organism.