How to prevent and control common pediatric spring diseases

  Spring is the “golden” season for children’s growth and development, but every year, the weather in spring varies from time to time, and it is also the high incidence of colds and epidemic diseases in babies. As the saying goes, “When the grass returns to sprout, all diseases start”. As the temperature warms up in spring, various germs and viruses are unusually active, and diseases tend to attack young and weak children. How to prevent and control common childhood diseases in spring? In order to keep the baby away from diseases and grow strong, parents should take necessary protective measures, but the most fundamental thing is to give the child additional nutrition and strengthen the body.  Children’s diet more grains and cereals diet should be light, rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements and easy to digest food, do not let children eat too greasy barbecue fried food. Cooking using soup, porridge, soup and other forms to facilitate the spleen and stomach digestion and absorption. The rice porridge has a layer of sticky “rice oil” which is extremely nutritious and helpful in restoring the digestive function of the stomach and intestines; corn is good for the spleen and dampness, appetizing and educational; barley is good for the spleen and lung, clearing heat and dampness; soybeans are good for the spleen and qi. It is especially suitable for children with spleen deficiency and anemia.  After a winter, babies are prone to calcium deficiency, and with the accelerated growth and development in spring, calcium needs increase, so you should give your baby more calcium-rich foods, such as milk, soy products, bone broth, fish, shrimp, sesame, etc. Tender tofu is also rich in calcium. Shrimp skin is the “storehouse of calcium”, you can put shrimp skin into soup or into vegetable dumpling filling, its calcium supplement effect is not inferior. The baby’s growth and development accelerates in spring, and the demand for high quality protein increases.  Vitamin-rich foods In the spring, children are prone to rotten corners of the mouth, bleeding gums, and rough skin, which are mostly due to vitamin deficiencies, in addition, vitamin deficiencies in children are also prone to colds, respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal diseases. Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential to human metabolism. Vitamin A deficiency in children’s diet can lead to dry eyes, dry skin and respiratory diseases; vitamin B deficiency can lead to lip infections, stomatitis and linguitis; vitamin D deficiency can lead to calcium deficiency, etc.  Vitamin A is more abundant in cod liver oil and dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits; vitamin B is rich in animal liver, lean meat, poultry eggs, milk, soy products, cereals, carrots, fish, vegetables and other foods; vitamin C is more abundant in green vegetables and fruits; vitamin D is more abundant in cod liver oil, animal liver, egg yolk and milk; vitamin E is more abundant in wheat Vitamin E is more abundant in wheat, rice embryo, oil, eggs and meat.