Baby fire is one of the most common problems that bother mothers, not only is it easy to cause pharyngitis, xerostomia, upper respiratory tract infections and other diseases, improper treatment can even cause pneumonia, threatening the baby’s health and even life. What exactly causes the baby on fire? Fire is a disease? How does modern medicine explain the symptoms of fire? And what can parents do about it? Parents must read by the Parenting Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the cradle network and other organizations jointly launched the “China baby on fire survey”, according to the survey data show that 79.3% of babies in the country are or have been troubled by the problem of fire! So what are the specific manifestations of these fires, as mothers and fathers and how to correctly recognize and respond to these phenomena? Please let me tell you. Fire performance 1, dry stool Survey data: as high as 59.18% of the baby fire manifested as dry stool. Pediatric constipation refers to the baby’s stool dry and hard, every other time for a longer period of time, the number of bowel movements is reduced, a few days or even a few weeks; or stools every day, but dry, such as a ball, the discharge is difficult, or defecation pain in the anus and do not dare to defecate resulting in every stool are painful, stools more hard and difficult to discharge. Causes of baby constipation for many reasons, can be summarized into two categories: a functional constipation, such as parents to the baby eating too fine food, intestinal long-term lack of crude fiber stimulation, intestinal peristalsis slowed down and lead to constipation; the baby vegetarian eating less, digested residue is less, the number of natural stools is also less; or food containing too much protein, sugar is too little, feces in the intestinal tract stays too long, the water is absorbed by the intestinal tract can make a big difference in the amount of water, the water is absorbed by the intestinal tract. Water is absorbed by the intestines, which can make the stool dry; babies are not trained to defecate on time, which makes it difficult to form the conditioned reflex of defecation and causes constipation. Another type of constipation caused by congenital intestinal malformations, such as congenital megacolon, anorectal stenosis, hypothyroidism and other diseases, this constipation can not be cured through the general conditioning, it must be corrected by surgery or internal medicine treatment. Clinically, the vast majority of baby constipation is functional. People often say “on fire” actually refers to due to diet and nutrition is not balanced over-eating fat, sweet and thick taste, or did not develop the habit of regular defecation, gastrointestinal heat, a little cold only to make the digestive function changes, defecation difficulties. So fire is a specific manifestation of internal heat. Constipation due to fecal matter dry and hard leading to anal pain during defecation, leading to the baby fear of defecation, feces in the body to stay in the further absorption of water, fecal matter is more difficult to discharge the formation of a vicious circle, but also can cause fever, mouth ulcers and other diseases. Baby stool dryness mainly because of water intake is too little, or young children in the food fiber intake is too little. The number of bowel movements per day varies from baby to baby. Most babies will have a bowel movement after every milk intake, which is a result of their digestive system being abnormally active through the body’s gastrointestinal reflexes after eating. Sometimes it is normal for a baby who has been breastfed for 3 to 6 weeks to have a bowel movement only once a week. This is mainly because the amount of food residue remaining after digestion and absorption of breast milk is very small, as long as the stool is still soft (hardness less than peanut butter), the baby’s weight gain is normal, eating regularly, no other discomfort, this frequency of defecation can not be regarded as constipation, do not have to worry. If your baby is formula-fed, he should have at least one bowel movement a day. If your baby’s bowel movements are less frequent, or if your baby shows signs of straining during bowel movements, you should be alert to the possibility of constipation and consult your doctor for solutions to help your baby get rid of constipation. Regardless of the type of feeding, if the baby’s stools are hard or dry, it means that the baby has insufficient fluid intake or has lost too much water due to illness, fever or heat. If the baby has already added complementary foods, this kind of dry and hard stools suggests that the baby may have eaten too much food that will cause constipation, and beyond the baby’s intestinal digestion and absorption capacity. In addition, dry baby poop, not always is on fire, to find other reasons. The first reason is insufficient breast milk. Breastmilk is the most suitable food for babies, it is easily digested and absorbed, and the residue is already less. If there is not enough breastmilk and the baby eats less, the poop will decrease and become thicker. Letting your baby suckle more can stimulate the production of breastmilk. If it is true that there is not enough breastmilk, formula can be added. The second reason is that the ingredients in formula milk are not suitable for your baby. If there is too much protein and fat and not enough carbohydrates in formula milk, it will be difficult for the baby’s stomach and intestines to digest and absorb, making the stool dry. If the formula contains too much calcium, the excess calcium will combine with protein to form solid clumps of feces and with fat to form soap clumps, and the stools will be dry and hard. And if the sugar content in the formula milk is too little, it will make the baby’s intestinal peristalsis weaken, so that the stool can not be discharged in time, causing dryness. Parenting focus – 1, drink more water. 2, constipation is also one of the symptoms of powdered formula allergy, if you find that your baby is not suitable for a certain formula, you can try to change to another brand. Serious cases need to go to the hospital to check whether the powdered formula is allergic. 3, to the baby brewing formula milk, be sure to follow the instructions brewing, do not mix the milk powder too thick, but also remember to give the baby some water between two milk. Drink less water, more likely to catch fire. 4, 6 months above the baby has added complementary foods, can increase dietary fiber intake. Fire performance 2, urine yellow less Statistics: 54.97% of the baby fire performance for urine less, yellow. Normal pediatric urine should be light yellow, no obvious odor. If the baby due to less water, summer sweating more, urine volume is reduced, yellow urine is a normal phenomenon, if due to high fever, accompanied by dry stools, yellow tongue, acidic breath, dark yellow urine, heavy gas, belongs to what the people call “fire”, but also a manifestation of the accumulation of heat in the spleen and stomach. If at the same time there is urinary pain, frequent urination, Chinese medicine is considered to be dampness, heat and poison injected into the bladder, which is usually said to be a urinary tract infection, you need to go to the hospital to do the urine test and the corresponding examination. If the urine color such as dark tea color can not be taken lightly, pay attention to except jaundice hepatitis. Water is a precious life substance, and the baby’s body water accounts for about 70% of the body weight. The diet of small babies is relatively simple, but more feces and urine, sweat, with the whistle consume more water, so the smaller the baby the more to guard against dehydration. Babies do not have a very consistent pattern of urination, which may be every 1 to 3 hours or only 4 to 6 times a day. If your baby is sick with a fever, or when the weather is hot, he will urinate less, perhaps even half as much, and this is normal. Normal urination should not be accompanied by pain. Therefore, if you notice any signs of discomfort when your child urinates, it is important to take your child to the hospital promptly to rule out a urinary tract infection or other problems. Normal baby’s urine is pale yellow to dark yellow. The more concentrated the urine is, the darker the color will be, and when your baby drinks less water, the urine will be relatively concentrated. Sometimes, you may also notice pink stains on your baby’s diaper and panic thinking that there is blood in your baby’s urine. In fact, this pink trace is usually the formation of urine crystals after the urine is highly concentrated. Usually, as long as the baby’s urine can reach 4 times a day, there is no need to worry too much about this concentrated urine, but if this pink urine has always existed, we should pay attention to it and see a doctor in time. Parenting focus – 1, drink more water to flush out the urine concentration. 2, should be several times a day, small sips of water, supplement the body’s water absorption needs. 3, fever, diarrhea, need to supplement rehydration saline. Fire performance 3, eye boogers statistics: 49.49% of the baby fire performance for eye boogers. It is often said that: the eyes are the windows of the soul, the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine called the eye, the eye, including eyelids, eyeballs and pupils of the black eyes and eye sockets. Five organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys) of the essence of the injection in the eye, the eye and the five organs are linked to the eyelids of the spleen, white eyes (sclera) belong to the lungs, the black eye (iris) belongs to the liver, pupil (pupil) belongs to the kidneys, inside and outside of the canthus (corner of the eye) belongs to the heart. If the baby’s two corners of the eyes are red and swollen with secretions (eye droppings), it means that the baby’s fire is mainly heart fire, in addition to eye droppings, there will be irritability, crying, poor appetite, night cries, dry stools and other manifestations. It is mainly related to poor diet, too thick clothing, not pay attention to eye hygiene. The dryness of baby’s stools is mainly due to too little water intake, or too little fiber intake in the baby’s food. The number of bowel movements per day varies from baby to baby. Most babies will have a bowel movement after every drink of milk, which is a result of the baby’s unusually active digestive system through the body’s gastrointestinal reflexes after eating. Sometimes it is normal for a baby who has been breastfed for 3 to 6 weeks to have a bowel movement only once a week. This is mainly because the amount of food residue remaining after digestion and absorption of breast milk is very small, as long as the stool is still soft (hardness less than peanut butter), the baby’s weight gain is normal, eating regularly, no other discomfort, this frequency of defecation can not be regarded as constipation, do not have to worry. If your baby is formula-fed, he should have at least one bowel movement a day. If your baby’s bowel movements are less frequent, or if your baby shows signs of straining during bowel movements, you should be alert to the possibility of constipation and consult your doctor for solutions to help your baby get rid of constipation. Regardless of the type of feeding, if the baby’s stools are hard or dry, it means that the baby has insufficient fluid intake or has lost too much water due to illness, fever or heat. If the baby has already added complementary foods, this kind of dry and hard stools suggests that the baby may have eaten too much food that will cause constipation, and beyond the baby’s intestinal digestion and absorption capacity. In addition, dry baby poop, not always is on fire, to find other reasons. The first reason is insufficient breast milk. Breastmilk is the most suitable food for babies, it is easily digested and absorbed, and the residue is already less. If there is not enough breastmilk and the baby eats less, the poop will decrease and become thicker. Letting your baby suckle more can stimulate the production of breastmilk. If it is true that there is not enough breastmilk, formula can be added. The second reason is that the ingredients in formula milk are not suitable for your baby. If there is too much protein and fat and not enough carbohydrates in formula milk, it will be difficult for the baby’s stomach and intestines to digest and absorb, making the stool dry. If the formula contains too much calcium, the excess calcium will combine with protein to form solid clumps of feces and with fat to form soap clumps, and the stools will be dry and hard. And if the sugar content in the formula milk is too little, it will make the baby’s intestinal peristalsis weaken, so that the stool can not be discharged in time, causing dryness. Parenting focus – 1, drink more water. 2, constipation is also one of the symptoms of powdered formula allergy, if you find that your baby is not suitable for a certain formula, you can try to change to another brand. Serious cases need to go to the hospital to check whether the powdered formula is allergic. 3, to the baby brewing formula milk, be sure to follow the instructions brewing, do not mix the milk powder too thick, but also remember to give the baby some water between two milk. Drink less water, more likely to catch fire. 4, 6 months above the baby has added complementary foods, can increase dietary fiber intake. Fire performance 4: tongue yellow and thick statistics: 35.08% of the baby fire performance for the tongue yellow and thick. Chinese medicine believes that changes in the tongue can reflect the health of the internal organs. Thick tongue coating is a reflection of the poor metabolism of water and liquid transmission. When the body is healthy, the child’s tongue is moderate in size, the tongue is light red, and the tongue coating is thin and white. Under normal conditions, due to chewing, swallowing and rinsing of saliva and diet, the surface of the tongue will be continuously removed, and the tongue coating looks thin and white. When a child is ill, the tongue becomes thicker as the amount of food eaten is reduced, chewing and tongue movements are subsequently reduced, and salivary secretion is also reduced. A thicker tongue or a noticeably thicker tongue in the middle and root of the tongue is a sign that the disease has penetrated deeper into the body, or that the child has accumulated food and phlegm. Thin to thick tongue coating indicates that the condition is worsening. Tongue moss is a layer of thin white and moist moss covering the tongue, mainly by the shedding of keratinized epithelium, saliva, bacteria, food debris and exudate white blood cells and other components. Pediatric tongue is a barometer of the child’s health, mom to understand the simple way to look at the tongue, mom mainly observe the baby’s tongue body, tongue texture and tongue moss three aspects. Normal pediatric tongue body is soft, reddish moist, stretch freely, tongue surface has dry and moist moderate thin moss. If the baby’s tongue moss white for cold, moss yellow for heat, moss white greasy for cold phlegm food accumulation. Moss yellow greasy for dampness and heat, or milk and food within the stop; tongue coating flower peeling, like a map, sometimes hidden, after a long time, mostly for the stomach of the qi yin insufficiency caused by. If the baby’s tongue is thick and greasy, mother must pay attention to not give the baby through more clothes, diet should be light, drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, keep the stools, if there is abdominal distension in the mouth there is a bad smell indicates that there is the presence of food stagnation, you can use hawthorn, malt to boil and drink disappeared stagnation. Fire performance 5: crying and restlessness statistics: 32.14% of babies show as easy to cry, 35.87% of babies show as easy to get upset. Normal children will also cry a few times a day, for those who will not use language to express their own desires and requirements of the baby, you can send a message to the caregiver through the body’s movements and expressions, the most direct way is to cry. So it is very important to understand the reasons why babies cry and give timely and appropriate treatment, which will help the child’s emotional stability, intellectual development and physical health. Some research data suggests that there are 16 kinds of cries that indicate the physiological cries of children, needy cries, hungry cries and demand cries. No matter which kind of cry, all indicate that it has its meaning, need to be taken seriously, the baby on fire crying more also indicates physical discomfort or seek mom’s love and comfort. Normal pediatric color should be red and shiny, but if the face red and red food after exercise or wearing too much heat caused by dryness, there are also stored food injuries to the stomach caused by the accumulation of heat in the spleen and stomach, appearing red or one side of the face red ears and ears at the same time can be accompanied by the hands and feet of the heart heat, irritability and crying. Chinese medicine theory believes that changes in the five colors can often reflect the condition of internal organs: the left cheek belongs to the liver, the right cheek belongs to the lungs, the nose belongs to the spleen, the skeleton belongs to the kidneys, the forehead belongs to the heart. If the left and right cheeks are red red most likely suggests that the lungs and stomach heat, to immediately clean up the fire of the lungs and stomach, otherwise it can cause fever, cough loss of appetite and other illnesses. Parenting focus – for the baby on fire irritable crying must be patient and careful to find the cause of crying, fully understand and comfort. Small babies should pay attention to whether the diaper needs to be changed, whether the clothing is too thick? Infants have mouth sores … … There are also children have no disease just upset crying, mainly heart meridian heat available light bamboo leaves or fresh lotus leaves boiled water to drink to remove heat in addition to annoyance.