If your baby has unexplained crying and poor appetite, experts say, “then you need to wonder if it’s flatulence.” Flatulence is a fairly common gastrointestinal symptom in infants and young children, the causes of which are physiological structure, eating habits, pathological factors. Physiological structure of the newborn’s gastrointestinal tract development is not yet complete, digestive function is limited, and the intestinal tract does not yet have enough beneficial bacteria to help food decomposition, these physiological factors will affect the baby’s digestive function. Incomplete digestion will easily produce flatulence. Breastfed babies can grow a sufficient number of beneficial bacteria in their intestines after about 1 month of age, whereas formula-fed babies may take 2 to 6 months. Therefore, babies who drink formula are also more likely to have flatulence. Crying When your baby cries loudly, he or she will also inhale a lot of gas into the body due to the change of air, resulting in flatulence. Eating patterns Eating patterns include “what is taken into the body” and “how it is taken in”. Formula milk is usually formulated with lactose, which puts a burden on the baby’s intestines. If the intestines are unable to completely break down and digest lactose, it will easily cause flatulence; in addition, some foods are prone to produce gas during the process of decomposition, such as starchy groundnuts, potatoes, and so on. Babies who use bottles to drink formula may not be able to inhale just the right amount because of the size of the sippy cup, and may instead inhale excess gas into their bodies. Pathological causes Pathological causes are mostly viral infections, which affect the function of the stomach and intestines, and when the stomach and intestines are unable to carry out their digestive functions completely, flatulence will result. And there will be other symptoms brought about by the virus itself, such as the combination of bloody stools, may be infected with salmonella; if the flatulence, the baby will cry when the baby’s stomach is pressed, it may be a more serious situation, and must be more careful. Symptoms of flatulence The most obvious symptom of flatulence is the sound of air when you knock on your baby’s tummy. Flatulence can be categorized into intestinal flatulence and gastric flatulence. “Gastric flatulence is caused by gas in the stomach, which is usually the result of excessive intake of gas during eating, while intestinal flatulence is caused by gas that occurs during digestion and decomposition. In the case of flatulence, light pressure on the baby’s stomach may cause hiccups; in the case of intestinal flatulence, light pressure on the baby’s abdomen may cause exhaust after a while. In addition to these symptoms, if the baby has a poor appetite, constipation, and unexplained crying, may be flatulence. Mothers may want to use the above methods to check if their babies have flatulence and to assist them in expelling the excess gas from their tummies. When the stomach is full of excess gas, it will naturally affect the baby’s appetite, and once the amount of food drops, the baby’s growth and development will be directly affected, so mothers must pay attention to this. Flatulence and personal constitution related The baby’s gastrointestinal function is not yet fully developed, so the problem of flatulence often occurs, generally more in the stage of adding complementary foods after the obvious improvement, but some people will continue to the age of 3 ~ 4 years old, which belongs to the individual constitution factors, congenital gastrointestinal environment or allergies is the main reason, it is recommended to supplement probiotics and other beneficial food to promote intestinal peristalsis in order to improve the situation of flatulence. Usually, flatulence can be relieved by taking care of the baby at home, but if the flatulence persists for many days, it is necessary to take the baby to the doctor to find out the cause of the flatulence so as to avoid delaying the condition. 1, massage the abdomen when the baby flatulence, the mother can use the palm of the hand around the baby’s navel to do clockwise massage, about 5 minutes massage. Can be used with a peppermint oil to stimulate bowel movements. Massage can also be wrapped in warm towels, warm compresses for 5 to 10 minutes. If only simple massage can also use baby oil. 2, change the way of eating drink formula milk baby must find a suitable baby bottle, each baby sucking strength is different, if the baby sucking strength, should give him a smaller bottle; if the baby sucking strength is small, should give him a larger bottle sucking holes, so that the baby can drink milk smoothly, and will not suck into the excess gas. Drinking breast milk baby, mother and baby must also be adjusted to the most suitable asr feeding position, although breast milk does not lead to flatulence advantage, but if the feeding position is not good, the baby may still suck the nipple when sucking into the excess gas and cause flatulence. 3, burp after meals After each drink of milk, burp for the baby action can also avoid flatulence. Just after drinking milk, first baby sitting on the lap, face slightly down, so that the baby’s body and the ground at an angle of about 30 degrees, and then pat the baby’s back. Not every baby will expel gas after burping. Therefore, if there is no hiccups or gas after 5 minutes of burping, the mother does not have to keep burping until the baby hiccups, sometimes excessive burping will make the baby spit up. Special attention should be paid to supporting the baby’s neck when burping, especially for babies before 4 months, the neck muscles are not yet fully developed, and good support must be given. And then you can hold the baby, let the baby lean on the shoulder, in the 15 ~ 30 minutes after drinking milk to avoid letting the baby lie flat, so as not to affect digestion. 4, the choice of food The baby’s staple food is milk, has not yet entered the stage of complementary feeding of the baby, can not take fiber food to help gastrointestinal peristalsis. If the baby has serious flatulence, may wish to feed a small amount of glucose water, glucose water can stimulate peristalsis, but the concentration should not be too high, so as not to destroy the baby’s sense of taste, affecting the habit of eating. Entering the complementary stage of the baby, the vegetables can be pureed or counted, so that the baby intake of vegetables in the fiber, but remember to give the baby enough water, because the stomach and intestines to digest cellulose food needs a lot of water, if the human body does not have enough water intake, it will suck up the water in the intestine, easy to cause constipation.