Infant hiccups may be caused by physiological factors such as improper feeding posture, too fast eating speed, or considered to be caused by indigestion and other diseases, need to take general measures, medication and other ways to address the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological factors: Because the infant diaphragm is not yet well developed, if the feeding position is not appropriate or the eating speed is too fast, it may lead to a large amount of air into the body during the eating process, and hiccups will not stop. Parents can massage the infant’s abdomen to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and relieve the symptoms. At the same time need to adjust the feeding position, as well as the speed of eating, pay attention to the baby’s abdomen to keep warm.
2. Indigestion: Hiccups in infants can also be caused by indigestion. If the child has indigestion, parents need to follow the doctor’s instructions to give the child bifidobacteria triple live bacteria, bacillus subtilis bifidobacteria granules and other probiotics to regulate the intestinal flora, help digestion, so as to improve the symptoms.
Parents are advised to bring their children to the hospital to find out the cause of hiccups. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.