Since the summer, the number of anorexic children is increasing, now we briefly introduce the pathogenesis and treatment of anorexia, in order to solve the urgent needs of mothers, so that babies love to eat from now on.
Anorexia refers to a longer period of time when children do not crave food, loss of appetite, or even refuse to eat. This disease is most common in children aged 1 to 6 years old. If not cured for a long time, it can become noma and affect growth and development, or lead to weakness and disease. The first cause of this disease is improper feeding. Nowadays, in order to ensure that children are well nourished, parents are recklessly nourishing fatty and sweet products, or indulging their preferences, giving snacks or partial food, or eating without restraint, hunger and satiety, finally damaging the spleen and stomach and affecting their functions. The second is post-illness disorder, children are susceptible to external evil, improper conditioning can make the spleen and stomach lack of qi and yin, dysfunction of accepting and receiving, the stomach does not want to eat, resulting in anorexia. The pathogenesis of this disease is the malfunction of the spleen and stomach. The principle of treatment is to strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach.
Treatment steps
1. With the child sitting or lying on his back, perform the following techniques.
1-1 Push the spleen earth: along the radial edge of the thumb from the tip to the root of the finger, 100 to 300 times in a row.
1-2 Clear the stomach meridian: push from the transverse wrist line to the transverse palm finger line along the outer side of the large fissure between the red and white flesh lines, 100 to 300 times.
1-3 pinch and knead the four transverse lines: thumb nail in turn pinch and knead the first interphalangeal joint transverse lines on the palm side of the index, middle, ring and little fingers 3 to 5 times
1-4 rubbing the middle epigastric: the massager kneads the middle epigastric point (4 inches straight up from the umbilicus) 50 to 100 times in a clockwise direction with the middle finger of the right hand.
1-5 knead the tianshu: the massager with the thumb in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to knead the tianshu point (umbilicus next to open 2 inches) to apply 50 ~ 100 times.
1-6 push the abdomen yin and Yang: the massager with the thumb from the hypochondrium to the two sides of the oblique below that is the edge of the rib arch pushed 50 to 100 times.
1-7 massage abdomen: the massager with four fingers or full palm massage on the entire abdomen for 3 to 5 minutes.
1-8 rubbing the foot three miles: the massager with the thumb to rub the foot three miles point (3 inches down the lateral concavity of the knee) 3 to 5 times.
2, infants and children in prone position, the following techniques.
2-1 rubbing spleen yu, the massager can use the end of the thumb to rub the spleen yu point (in the 11th thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process, next to 1.5 inches) for 3 to 5 minutes.
2-2 rubbing stomach Yu, the massager can use the end of the thumb to rub the stomach Yu point (under the spine of the 12th thoracic vertebrae, next to open 1.5 inches), 3 to 2 minutes each.
2-3 chiropractic: the massager four fingers on the top, thumb on the bottom relative force, from the tail of the infant to the large vertebrae of the neck, along the median line as well as the muscles on both sides upward lifting the skin 3 to 5 times.
What should I pay attention to during and after treatment?
1, a reasonable mix of nutrition, less fatty, sweet and thick-tasting products, more vegetables, a mixture of coarse and fine grains.
2, drink an appropriate amount of water before or during meals, do not eat candy before eating.
3, to create a good eating environment, to guide eating.
4.After the disease, timely recuperation, eat easily digestible and high nutritional value of food. The amount of food should be gradually increased, do not overeat.