How can Chinese medicine treat anorexia in children?

Anorexia is a common symptom in children, which is equivalent to the category of no food, bad food and no food for thought in Chinese medicine, mainly manifested as long-term loss of appetite, or even refusal to eat, and abdominal distension and fullness, abdominal pain, vomiting, fishy or thin or dry stools. Long-term anorexia can lead to low body weight, resulting in severe malnutrition or extreme weakness and dryness, thinning hair, mental fatigue, abdominal distension, bruises exposed or abdominal concavity like a boat, abnormal diet (such as preferring to eat hair, tiles, etc.), affecting the normal growth and development of children, so that the immune function and endocrine function disorders. The diagnostic criteria for pediatric anorexia nervosa are: first, poor appetite and low food intake, with food intake reduced by more than one-third compared to children of the same age or compared to their own normal time; second, poor appetite that lasts for a longer period of time, usually lasting more than three weeks. Many causes can cause anorexia in children, such as: diseases of the digestive system, systemic infectious diseases, collagen diseases, deficiency of certain nutrients, influence of drugs or poisons, psychological factors, etc. With the improvement of living conditions, anorexia caused by psychological and dietary factors is now a common cause of anorexia in children. Western medicine treats anorexia mainly by treating the cause, correcting bad eating habits (such as eating on time, abstaining from snacking, balanced nutrition, etc.), and taking some oral gastrointestinal motility drugs, vitamins, gastric enzyme preparations, probiotics, etc. Its treatment effect and methods are limited. The treatment effect and methods are limited. According to the basic theories of Chinese medicine, which are “localization” and “different treatment for the same disease”, Chinese medicine emphasizes evidence-based treatment and individualized treatment. The area around Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province is a subtropical region with a hot climate, high air humidity, rain, humidity and heat all year round, and is a place where heat and humidity are intertwined. In addition, there are now more only children, the petulant voice is unrestrained, temper is dry, so liver depression, spleen and stomach damp-heat evidence is particularly common. For this type of problem, the key to treatment is to transport the spleen and liver dampness. Of course, Chinese medicine clinical evidence, the effect of the law first, Chinese medicine on the treatment of this disease, there are spleen and appetite method, elimination of food and stagnation method, nourishing the stomach Yin method, dry dampness and phlegm method, clearing the heat and benefit method, etc., the proper use, clinical can have magical results. The main treatment methods of Chinese medicine for pediatric anorexia are: Chinese medicine therapy, acupuncture therapy, health food therapy and pinch accumulation therapy, etc. Chinese medicine therapy: For pediatric anorexia, parents can first choose the commonly used pediatric Chinese medicine and some single-sided single medicine to help digestion and spleen and stomach, commonly used are: stomachic granules/tablets/oral liquid, spleen-awakening and child-raising granules, children’s treasure granules, children’s fragrant orange pill, children’s food pill, children’s spleen pill, etc.. These are commonly used Chinese medicines that parents can choose. If the condition is more serious or there are other diseases, it is necessary to go to the hospital to ask the doctor to check and get the right treatment early. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy: This is a treatment by acupuncture, acupuncture point injection, lamp fire moxibustion, ear acupuncture pressure pills and other methods to restore intestinal function, all need to be performed under the personal treatment of the acupuncturist. The more commonly used for children is to prick the four sutures, generally two to three times in a row can play a better effect, such as with Chinese herbal soup, the effect is even better. Parents should not do the acupuncture themselves. Chiropractic therapy: simple and effective method, parents are happy to accept and can operate their own methods. Every day in the child’s back along the spine with two thumbs and index fingers, from the bottom up the skin muscle pinch alternately up to the neck, the implementation of pushing, lifting, pressing and other techniques (can be every pinch 3 times to mention a, called “pinch three mention a method”; every pinch 5 times to mention a, called “pinch five mention a method “; can also be a single pinch without mentioning. (Among them, a single pinch without mentioning the method of stimulation is lighter, “pinch three to mention a method” the strongest). Repeat three or five times, the skin can be slightly red. Generally 6 times a course of treatment, together with eating some anti-inflationary drugs, umbilical paste spleen patch, can receive good results. Health food therapy: use health food and medicine with therapeutic effect to strengthen the spleen and appetite, such as yam, prunus ginseng, dendrobium, chicken naijin, hawthorn, fried grain buds, etc. boil soup or porridge diet. In conclusion, anorexia in children is a relatively common phenomenon, and many parents are deeply worried about it.