What to do if your baby has a flatulent stomach

  Small infants gastrointestinal digestive function is not perfect, often appear stomach “gurgling” sound, or always fart, force, hands and feet moving, little face suffocated red, want to force stool and can not pull out, in fact, the baby flatulence. Find the cause of flatulence, parents can then take the appropriate way to relieve baby flatulence.  Baby flatulence is mainly related to the food you eat and how you eat it. Breast-fed babies appear flatulence, not accompanied by diarrhea, constipation, etc., the mother should check their diet, is not eating beans, groundnuts, spicy, high sugar and other foods that induce baby flatulence, and timely adjustment of diet, baby flatulence subsequently relieved. Babies who have been added to complementary foods appear flatulent, such as cereal grains, vegetables (such as mashed peas, mashed soybeans), etc. contain fiber that can lead to colonic flatulence. Fruits and juices such as apples, pears, apricots, etc., which contain high concentrations of sugar, are also triggers of gas coagulation in the abdomen of infants. Be careful to avoid or reduce the introduction of such foods. Be careful not to feed too quickly, burp promptly after feeding, and massage the baby’s abdomen more often to help improve flatulence. Some babies with recurrent flatulence accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and blood in stool may have milk protein allergy or lactose intolerance and need to switch to special make formula feeding or adjust their food in time.  Baby flatulence is very common, if the baby can eat, can poop, no vomiting phenomenon, tummy feel soft, good mobility, normal exhaust and defecation, normal weight gain, then most of this type of bloating is functional bloating, no special treatment is needed. If the baby is sick, resulting in poor gastrointestinal motility and digestion and absorption, which in turn produces flatulence and even affects the appetite, then it should be treated by the doctor.