Due to the imperfect development of digestive function, babies are prone to accumulation of food, which may lead to vomiting, stomach pain, fever, anorexia, cough, diarrhea, constipation and other uncomfortable reactions. How can I tell if my baby has food retention? What should I do if my baby has food retention?
How can I tell if my baby has food retention?
1.Baby’s body keeps tossing and turning during sleep, and sometimes clenches his teeth. The so-called food is not good, sleep restless.
2.Baby’s recent appetite has shrunk again, and the appetite is obviously not good.
3.The baby often says that he/she has a distended stomach and a pain in the stomach.
4.It can be found that the baby’s nose is green on both sides. The tongue coating is white and thick. You can also smell a sour and rotten smell in the exhaled breath.
If your baby has the above symptoms, it is a sign of food accumulation. Food accumulation can cause nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, anorexia, bloating, abdominal pain, bad breath, fever in the hands and feet, yellow skin color and depression.
How to deal with baby’s food accumulation?
1.Eating regulation
If your child has symptoms of food accumulation such as loss of appetite and cough, but there are no external symptoms yet, you can take diet adjustment treatment.
At this time, three meals a day to slightly “owe” a little, choose light vegetables, easy to digest rice porridge, noodle soup, noodles, etc., not fried, puffed food, eat less or even no meat food, can eat some fish and shrimp.
In addition, let children drink more water, to ensure adequate sleep, timely excretion, do not go to public places, the accumulation of food will gradually alleviate the situation.
2.Medication to eliminate food
Once the child’s symptoms are not relieved or there is a low fever, we should consider the use of anorexia medication.
3.Tui na to eliminate food
Parents can also give their children to the accumulation of food massage, to help eliminate food, clear heat.
Retreat the six dips: push along the ulnar side of the child’s left upper limb, from the elbow joint to the wrist joint, 150-200 times per minute.
Laxation of the large intestine: along the index finger of the child, pushing from the tiger’s mouth to the fingertip, 150-200 times per minute.
Clearing Tianheshui: along the midline of the child’s left upper limb (i.e. the middle part of the arm on the palm side), push from the wrist joint to the elbow joint, 150-200 times per minute.