The dry weather in autumn, the lack of moisture in the air, “heavenly and human corresponding”, the human body will also lack moisture, which is commonly referred to as autumn dryness. Babies’ bodies contain a higher proportion of water than adults, so they are more likely than adults to have dry skin, rotten mouth, sore throat, nosebleeds, constipation, cough and other manifestations of autumn dryness. Autumn dryness is a discomfort caused by the loss of yin and fluid in the human body due to dry climate. When preventing it, we should take both inside and outside into consideration, not only to prevent excessive water loss, but also to focus on internal regulation of the body, so as to achieve the effect of nourishing the outside from within. Diet therapy is the first choice In Chinese medicine, dryness is one of the six pathogenic factors, dryness causes disease and easily injures fluids, which is manifested as dry skin, cracking, dry mouth and nose, dry throat and thirst. Dryness also easily injures the lung, causing the lung to lose its publicity and purification, resulting in dry cough and little phlegm. Lung and large intestine, large intestine fluid deficiency, it is easy to appear constipation. Therefore, in the autumn, the “dryness” should be “nourishing” as the method. Replenish water, keep moist In this season, the first thing to do is to ensure that your baby takes in enough water every day. Babies can’t drink too much water at one time, so you can feed them a small amount several times. The best drink is plain water, you can also give your baby some pear juice. Some parents love to give the baby drink autumn pear cream, but must not add too much, so as not to affect the baby’s appetite and cause tooth decay. Appropriate to eat more nourishing and moistening fruits such as sugar cane, pears, apples, grapes, kiwi, etc., these fruits are rich in juice, can add rich vitamins and nutrition for the body, with obvious moistening effect, especially the autumn pear is a very good autumn fruit, for the cough, to dry has a very good effect. Eat less spicy autumn should pay attention to eat less spicy, fried, barbecue products, leek, garlic, onion, ginger, pepper and other spicy products should also be moderate. You can eat more green vegetables rich in vitamin C, protein and fat intake should also be moderate. Eat less dried fruits such as cinnamon, dried lychee, various nuts and so on. 5 kinds of autumn dryness prevention and treatment 1, rotten corner of the mouth Autumn wind together, the lips of small babies will lose their previous moist, become a little dry, peeling, older babies may appear corner of the mouth cracking, crying or laughing when cracked bleeding, flushing around the mouth and lips, the baby will be affected by pain and eating, this is “stomatitis”, commonly known as This is called “corns of the mouth”, commonly known as “rotten corners of the mouth”. Suggestions: To prevent rotten corners of the mouth, first of all, we should pay attention to the diet to avoid spicy, eat more dry food, but also let the baby drink more water, eat more food rich in B vitamins, such as animal liver, lean meat, poultry eggs, milk, carrots, fresh green leafy vegetables. When your baby’s lips are dry, you can apply a little sesame oil. If the rotten corners of the mouth are serious, you can take vitamin B2 orally and apply gentamycin ointment, etc. 2, dry skin The baby’s skin is delicate and responds to external changes. When the climate is dry in autumn, the skin also tends to become dry, flaky and even cracked. Suggestions: usually to often give the baby exposed parts, such as the face, hands or oil secretion less parts such as the heel and other parts of the application of special emollients for children, try to avoid going out in windy times, do not make the baby’s skin exposed to the dry air for a long time. If your baby’s skin is dry and itchy, put a few drops of baby oil in the bath water and then apply moisturizer all over your body after bathing. Give your child more foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin B, such as egg yolk, beans, carrots, etc. 3, nosebleeds Autumn air is dry, the nasal cavity is prone to dryness and itchiness, making babies often rub their noses or pick their nostrils. The baby’s nasal mucosa is tender and rich in blood vessels, so a little force will make the capillaries in the nasal cavity rupture and cause nasal bleeding. Suggestion: You can often let your baby drink some pear juice or water chestnut water, and use sesame oil to apply to the front mucous membrane of the nasal cavity to reduce the dryness. If your baby has nasal bleeding, use your finger to press the upper part of the nasal cavity on the affected side and pat your baby’s forehead near the root of the nose with cool water to stop the bleeding. If your baby has serious nose bleeding or other discomfort such as fever, bleeding from other parts of the body, or repeated bleeding for many times, you should seek medical attention in time to make a clear diagnosis. 4, constipation Dryness tends to hurt the lungs, and the lungs and the large intestine, the large intestine fluid deficiency will occur constipation, manifested as a long interval between stools, or although there are stools every day, but the stool is dry and difficult to defecate. Suggestions: drink more water, more than 1 year old babies can drink some honey water; eat more fiber-rich food, such as coarse grains, a variety of vegetables. In addition, to develop the baby’s habit of regular bowel movements. If the baby has constipation, the following methods can be used to help the baby to relieve the pain of constipation: in the baby’s fasting, with the palm of the hand dipped in an appropriate amount of emollient oil, in the baby’s abdomen to do clockwise massage, the force is moderate, to the baby can tolerate as appropriate. Take some intestinal probiotics, such as Mamma’s Aid and Bifidobacterium, to help establish a balance of flora in the intestines to help the bowel movements. If your baby does not have a bowel movement for a longer period of time, you can use a small clean bar of soap or an open plug to squeeze into the anus to stimulate bowel movement. But this method can only be used as an occasional emergency, can not be applied frequently, so as not to produce dependence and aggravate constipation. 5, dry cough The dry evil is most likely to injure the lungs, the lung qi is not declared, the lung qi is reversed, then the cough; and because the dry evil hurts the fluid, so the cough sputum is small or sticky and difficult to cough. Coughs can be divided into cool dryness and warm dryness according to their accompanying symptoms. In autumn, there is residual Qi from the summer fire, which is a dryness that is on the hot side, so it is warm and dry. The specific manifestations are: initial nasal congestion, headache, slight chill, body heat, dry lips and nose, severe dry cough, itchy and painful throat, little sputum that cannot be easily excreted or sticking together into threads, disturbed heart and thirst, dry red tongue with little fluid, yellow moss, and floating pulse. In autumn, there is also the coldness of winter, which is a dryness that favors coolness. Specific manifestations are: headache, body heat, cold and no sweat, nasal congestion, similar to feeling wind and cold, but the disease has the phenomenon of dryness of fluid, such as dry lips and throat, dry cough, chest tightness, dry skin without moistening, thin white and dry tongue coating and other symptoms. Suggestions: Eat more foods with the function of producing fluid and moistening the lungs, such as pear, water chestnut, lotus root, honey, etc.; eat a light diet, avoid heavy taste and spicy products; put a humidifier in the room, or put a pot of water or dry a wet towel to increase the humidity of the air. If dry cough occurs, lighter people can take ice sugar pear water, Luo Han Guo soaking water, or remove the heart of the pear, add Chuan Bei Mu fine powder 3g, sugar appropriate amount, steamed over water to take. If the above methods do not work, go to the hospital to see a doctor to identify whether it is warm dryness or cool dryness, so as to identify the evidence to choose medicine. Autumn daily life reminder: In addition to the above methods to prevent autumn dryness, in autumn, the following points are also to be noted: after the autumn temperature changes greatly, pay attention to the cold and warm, living in moderation, timely increase and decrease clothing; keep indoor air circulation; every day to ensure that the baby has sufficient sleep time; appropriate exercise, more outdoor activities.