We have already talked about food accumulation, so you should have some understanding of it. The initial stage of eosinophilia is similar to indigestion in Western medicine. Esophagus is a large group of diseases that is very broad and encompasses a wide range of diseases. It is a man-made disease that is located in the digestive tract, but if it develops further, it can affect the respiratory tract and even sleep, so it can be seen that the effects of this disease are quite extensive and its harmfulness is much more than just not liking to eat.
1, directly affect the appetite, affect the nutritional balance
First of all, it is clear that the most likely symptom of food accumulation is the loss of appetite, do not like to eat. Decreased appetite will form a great bad stimulus for parents, parents worry that their children do not eat enough will affect growth and development, or worry that eating less will be easy to get sick, so they will find ways to feed, such as coaxing and luring, prolonging the feeding time, and so on. As the spleen and stomach have been damaged, even if the amount fed is not much, but the amount is still much compared to the function of the spleen and stomach, the result will further aggravate the food accumulation, thus forming a vicious circle. Insufficient dietary intake will inevitably lead to nutritional imbalance, such as changes in trace elements in children, such as zinc deficiency, iron deficiency, etc.
2.Multiple gastrointestinal symptoms may appear at the same time
As food accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract and does not get good digestion, the accumulated diet will affect the qi of the gastrointestinal tract, and the qi will not run smoothly, and if it does not pass, it will be painful, so abdominal distension and abdominal pain can occur, and this abdominal distension and abdominal pain is usually not heavy and lasts for a short period of time, and a considerable number of children’s abdominal pain occurs before and after eating, because at the same time there is a symptom of not liking to eat, so many parents think that the child is lying and trying to avoid eating. There is also a subset of abdominal pain that may be considered as enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes.
If the accumulation of food is high, it can also cause upward rebellion of stomach gas, and symptoms such as nausea and even vomiting can occur. The recurrence of these symptoms can easily be suspected as the possibility of gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux or hepatitis.
In addition, food stagnation over time can also hurt the spleen, which is not healthy, and can cause diarrhea. If the stagnation turns into heat over time, constipation may occur, and so on.
The manifestation of food stagnation varies from individual to individual, with abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and so on. The variety of diseases that are dominated by these symptoms is quite large, but diseases due to food accumulation must be characterized by food accumulation, and these children usually have a history of overfeeding, along with bad breath and sour stools.
3, affect the child’s night sleep
Sleep disorders caused by overeating are most common in infants and young children. This is the traditional Chinese medicine “stomach is not harmonious, then sleep restless.” Because too much food in the stomach, not digested, accumulate, it becomes a burden on the stomach and intestines. The stagnation in the stomach and intestines can not go down, the gas in the stomach and intestines is not smooth, it will cause abdominal distension and abdominal pain, this symptom for older children, it is easy to express, but for infants and toddlers, their only way to express is to cry, light waking 1-2 times at night, heavy can wake up once an hour, in the long run, the mother can be extremely difficult.
4, easy to get on fire
Some children are particularly prone to red lips, red tongue, red throat, mouth ulcers and constipation after food accumulation, why is this? We know that the previous has appeared food accumulation does not transform, qi stagnation does not work. Qi is not smooth, the body’s Yang Qi will be depressed in the stomach and intestines, for a long time will turn into heat, heat will appear in front of the situation, serious cases will also appear pharyngeal redness, swollen tonsils or pus.
5, can affect growth and development, causing a decline in physical fitness
We all know that before birth, all that people can have is given by their parents, this is the so-called innate, innate is the basis of the later, innate conditions, the child is good to raise. For example, the birth of a strong physique, later relatively good health, even if the disease is more than not heavy. But the low birth weight, such as premature babies, especially those born to be placed in the incubator, after the relative poor health, it is difficult to raise. But after birth, the situation is different, the day after tomorrow can make up for the day after tomorrow. What is the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is the spleen and stomach, the spleen and stomach function is strong nutrition, the spleen and stomach is weak nutrition is poor. If the spleen and stomach are damaged, they will not be able to perform their duties of transporting water and grain well, which will cause nutritional deficiencies and a decrease in physical strength. A child who is deprived of nutrition will not grow in weight and height, or even regress. Poor nutrition will further weaken the physique, and with poor physique, the child will be more prone to disease, or the disease will be prolonged and difficult to cure, or recurrent.
The prevention and treatment of food accumulation is not only to protect the spleen and stomach, but also an effective means to prevent other related diseases.
As food accumulation is a characteristic disease of TCM pediatrics, there is a wide range of medications used in TCM to treat food accumulation. Many of the drugs used to eliminate food accumulation are familiar to everyone, such as hawthorn, malt, grain buds, and chicken neijin. In addition to these, there are also many qi-regulating drugs in Chinese medicine, which can be added if the food stagnation causes qi stagnation, such as Chen Pi and Buddha’s Hand. Of course, Chinese medicine also has many medicines to nourish stomach yin and clear internal heat, such as wu mei and Chuan dendrobium.
The earlier the disease is treated, the easier it is. When the disease first develops, it only hurts the food, the treatment at this time is the simplest, as long as the starvation on the second meal since you can get well, completely can not use drugs. For example, one day the child suddenly eats too much, the tongue becomes white, the next meal really does not want to eat, in this case, do not eat or eat less can be, they can get well. But if the food accumulation has really formed, and even gastrointestinal symptoms have appeared, the situation is more serious, then we have to use medicine. If there are sleep disorders, or growth and development problems, it will take time to treat. If it affects the physique, it is no longer just a gastrointestinal disease, but can be combined with other systemic diseases, and the condition will be more complicated.
From this, we can see why it is important to establish a life pattern centered on eating and sleeping during the childhood, which is just to protect the function of the spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach are strong, the body will easily get well if the source of Qi and blood is sufficient, otherwise, it will be easy to develop diseases, and the diseases will be easily delayed. So we say, the prevention and treatment of food accumulation is not only to regulate the spleen and stomach, but also an effective means of preventing other related diseases.
Friendly reminder.
The clinical symptoms of food accumulation are diversified, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc. These symptoms can be seen in food accumulation as well as in many diseases, which can be easily misdiagnosed if not properly identified. If such a situation occurs, do not jump to a diagnosis, but seek medical advice and ask a professional to diagnose the problem in a timely manner.