Symptoms of indigestion in one and a half year old baby

Sometimes babies show symptoms of indigestion, which is a disease in traditional Chinese medicine. If children eat without restraint and eat too much, it will damage the spleen and stomach and cause indigestion. Indigestion mostly occurs in infants and young children, especially babies over one year old. They are prone to symptoms of indigestion as soon as they start eating. Long-term indigestion will affect the growth and development of children. Let us understand the symptoms of indigestion in babies.

Baby food indigestion symptoms

1. Anorexia, unable to swallow food for a long time after entering the mouth, and taking a long time to eat a meal.

2. Poor digestive function, prone to abdominal distension, hard stools or diarrhea.

3. Low immunity, frequent colds, coughs, and even pneumonia.

4. Irritability and easy to cry, difficulty falling asleep or restless sleep, sweating profusely when moving or sweating a lot when falling asleep.

5. The baby's nose is blue on both sides, the tongue coating is thick and white, and there is a sour and rotten smell in the breath. Poor growth, pale and thin face, short yellow urine or clear and long urine, sour and smelly or loose stools.

2. Treatment Methods

The prescription is Zhishi Daozhi Pills with modifications, and the medicinal ingredients used are Zhishi, Rhubarb, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Poria cocos, Shenqu, etc. Specific medication must be used under the guidance of a local Chinese medicine practitioner.

1. Massage therapy

⑴Pinch the spine

Have the child lie flat on his back, face down. Parents should pinch both sides of the spine with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of both hands, pressing as they pinch, from bottom to top, then from top to bottom, 3-5 times, once every night.

⑵Knead Zhongwan

The Zhongwan acupoint is halfway between the center of the chest and the navel. Parents should use the base of their palms to rotate and massage twice a day.

⑶Moyong Spring

The center of the sole of the foot is the Yongquan point. Parents should press the Yongquan acupoint with their thumb and rotate and massage it 30-50 times, twice a day. [1]

2. Exercise therapy

⑴Outdoor sports

Insist on letting your children do outdoor activities. If the weather is cold, you can let your children go out for half an hour to an hour every day when the sun is shining and the wind is light.

⑵ Take a walk after dinner

After eating, take your baby on a gentle walk for half an hour to an hour.

3. Drug therapy

⑴ Children's Food Pills

When your baby eats too much and catches a cold, causing abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, irritability and thirst, thick yellow tongue coating, and dry stool, you can take Xiaoer Huashi Pills.

Usage: For children under 1 year old, take 1 pill each time, twice a day; for children over 1 year old, take 2 pills each time, twice a day.

Tips: Dissolve in boiling water before taking.

⑵ Children's antitussive oral liquid

When the baby has cough, phlegm in the throat, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, and sour and smelly odor in the mouth due to indigestion, the baby can take Children's Detoxification and Cough Relief Oral Liquid.

Tips: Take with warm water. Babies over two years old can drink directly.