During the holidays, food, trips and parties are the main themes, while babies with imperfectly developed digestive functions can easily accumulate food once they do not eat properly, which can lead to vomiting, stomach pain, fever, anorexia, cough, diarrhea, constipation and other uncomfortable reactions. How can I tell if my baby has food retention? What should I do if my baby has food retention?
How to tell if your baby has food retention
1.Baby’s body keeps tossing and turning during sleep, and sometimes clenches his teeth. The so-called food is not good, sleep restless.
2.The baby’s recent appetite has shrunk again, and the appetite is obviously not good.
3.The baby often says that he/she has a distended stomach and tummy pain.
4.It can be found that the baby’s nose is green on both sides. The tongue coating is white and thick. You can also smell a sour and rotten smell in the exhaled breath.
If your baby has the above symptoms, it is a sign of food accumulation. Food accumulation can cause nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, anorexia, bloating, abdominal pain, bad breath, fever in the hands and feet, yellow skin color and depression.
What to do if your baby has food retention
I. Diet regulation
If your child has symptoms of food accumulation such as loss of appetite and cough, but there are no external symptoms yet, you can take diet adjustment treatment.
At this time, three meals a day should be a little “owe”, choose light vegetables, easy to digest rice porridge, noodle soup, noodles, etc., do not eat fried, puffed food, eat less or even no meat food, can eat some fish and shrimp.
In addition, let children drink more water, to ensure adequate sleep, timely excretion, do not go to public places, the accumulation of food will gradually alleviate the situation.
Second, drugs to eliminate food
Once the child’s symptoms are not relieved or has a low fever, it is time to consider the use of anorexia medication.
Warm suggestions
1.Dry stools: suitable for fatty pills, rotten pills, etc., to help eliminate accumulation and stagnation.
2, those with internal heat (manifested as red lips, irritable sleep, thick tongue coating, etc.): suitable for Jian’er Qing Jie Liquid, Pediatric Qing Jie Ning, etc. to help eliminate accumulation and clear heat.
3.People with cough: suitable for Pediatric Cough Relief Oral Liquid, etc.
4.People who vomit: suitable for Huo Xiang Zheng Qi, etc. All drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.
Three, massage to eliminate food
Parents can also give their children to the accumulation of food massage, to help eliminate food, clear heat.
1.Retreating six dips: push along the ulnar side of the affected child’s left upper limb, from the elbow joint to the wrist joint, 150-200 times per minute.
2.Diarrhea of the large intestine: push along the index finger of the child, from the tiger’s mouth to the fingertip, 150-200 times per minute.
3.Clear the Tianhe water: along the middle line of the left upper limb of the child (i.e. the middle part of the arm on the palm side), push from the wrist joint to the elbow joint, 150-200 times per minute.
In addition to this, you can also take 2 pounds of white radish, 2 taels of ginger and 4 large onions, chopped and fried, put them on the stomach of the affected child and rub them with your hands until the stomach sweats, which can also eliminate and reduce fever.