How to judge whether the baby has bloating

Flatulence is a disease that occurs near our stomach. This disease will have some impact on our lives, such as loss of appetite and frequent farting. This disease can occur not only in adults but also in infants. However, sometimes we don’t know how to judge whether a baby has flatulence. So how do we judge whether a baby has flatulence?

Abdominal distension in children refers to the distension of the child's abdomen, which can be caused by gas or fluid accumulation in the intestinal cavity or abdominal cavity, huge tumors in the abdomen, or enlarged liver and spleen. Gas distension is the most common type of abdominal distension in children. This type of abdominal distension caused by gas accumulation in newborns is mostly related to indigestion caused by diet, abnormal gastrointestinal flora structure, and an increase in gas-producing bacteria. It can be treated by taking oral probiotics to regulate intestinal flora.

Touch with your hands: A baby's bloating will affect appetite and digestion, so parents should pay attention to whether the baby has bloating in daily life. So, how do you tell if your baby is bloated? Parents can judge by touching the baby's belly and observing the baby's daily behavior.

First, you can touch it with your hands: 1. Let the baby lie down and gently press the belly with your hand. If it feels soft, it means there is no abdominal distension.

2. If your stomach feels hard and bulging, you may have bloating.

Look at the symptoms: How to judge whether the baby is bloated: Look at the baby's daily performance, such as whether the baby's diet and sleep are normal.

Specific analysis: 1. The baby's feeding, sleeping and activities are all good, which means it is normal and no special treatment is needed. Refusing to drink milk and crying;

2. Sometimes all the milk you drink is vomited out very quickly, or even vomited obviously, which means that the abdominal distension is serious and you should go to the hospital for treatment.

Observe the baby's farts and bowel movements: You can also tell whether the baby's stomach is bloated from the baby's farts and bowel movements.

Some babies will fart, which is a typical sign of flatulence. Usually the gas and bloating will subside after your baby passes gas and has a bowel movement.

Parents can relieve symptoms through massage: 1. Let the baby lie down in a comfortable position first, place one hand on the upper abdomen below the baby's ribs and slide down to the legs.

2. Use the same technique with your other hand and gradually increase the strength depending on the baby's acceptance.

3. Place the thumbs of both hands on both sides of the belly button, and push outward in parallel from the center. The force should be slow, gentle, soft and round to relieve the baby's bloating and constipation problems.

Common causes of bloating in babies: 1. Swallowing too much air

When babies are fed with bottles, if they suck too quickly, they may inhale too much air. If the nipple hole of the bottle is not the right size or the bottle is tilted, air may be inhaled into the baby's stomach through the nipple gap. Excessive crying by babies can also easily lead to bloating.

2. Indigestion: The accumulation of feces in the intestines causes the proliferation of gas-producing bad bacteria, or milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance, enteritis, etc. cause poor digestion and absorption, which easily produces a large amount of gas.

3. Gastrointestinal motility disorders: They are divided into simple functional disorders called "pseudo-intestinal obstruction" and "congenital megacolon" in which the gastrointestinal tract truly lacks ganglia. Such problems vary in severity, ranging from chronic constipation and bloating to severe vomiting, and can be temporary or lifelong.

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