What should I do if my baby has too much moisture in his body?

Strictly speaking, dampness belongs to the category of traditional Chinese medicine. There is no such disease in Western medicine. When people live in a humid environment for a long time, a large amount of moisture will accumulate in the body, which will cause disease. Of course, in seasons like summer and autumn, people's bodies are more susceptible to invasion of moisture, so timely prevention is needed. Some babies will have moisture accumulated in their bodies after birth because their parents do not take good care of them. What should we do when the moisture is heavy?

1. Ventilate frequently and dehumidify frequently

In fact, dampness can be divided into "external dampness" and "internal dampness". External dampness is mainly caused by damp weather outside or by the invasion of dampness into the body due to wading, rain or a damp home. Many people may initially suffer from external dampness. In order to remove dampness, they drink too much herbal tea or eat too much raw and cold food, which damages the spleen and stomach, leading to spleen deficiency and inability to transport and transform water and dampness. Dampness naturally becomes internal, and the external dampness becomes internal dampness.

To eliminate external moisture, do not let your baby stay in a humid place for a long time, and try not to play in humid places outside. Don't open windows often when it's humid or rainy, but it's best to keep the room ventilated and dehumidify indoors. Especially in rainy seasons, you may want to turn on the dehumidifier or heater more often to keep the room dry. This is very helpful for your baby to avoid skin diseases! In addition, do not force yourself to wear clothes that are not dry. Pay attention to keeping your baby warm and prevent him from catching cold.

2. Exercise more to eliminate dampness

Among all the methods of water discharge, sweating during exercise is the one that cannot be ignored. Health management experts believe that in the summer, engaging in moderate exercise can not only enhance physical fitness and improve the body's resistance to disease, but also aid digestion, promote blood circulation, and thus prevent the generation of endogenous dampness. Because children like to jump around and sweat a lot, this helps to remove moisture.

At the same time, when exercising, the body sweats slightly, which can also take away excess water from the body. It is recommended to exercise in the early morning or evening when it is relatively cool. During exercise, if you sweat too much, you can drink mung bean salt water soup appropriately. Do not drink a lot of cold boiled water, and do not immediately rinse your head or shower with cold water to prevent your baby from catching a cold.

3. Drink the dehumidifying soup skillfully

If the baby is suffering from internal dampness, the mother may wish to use ingredients such as yam, coix seed, lentil, corn, etc. that have the effect of removing dampness and strengthening the spleen to make a dampness-removing soup for the baby. Before drinking the dehumidifying soup, you should also distinguish whether the nature of the dampness is "cold dampness" or "damp heat" so that the right ingredients can be used for better results. People with cold and dampness have thick, greasy, white tongue coating, a bland taste in the mouth, or even a sweet taste. At the same room temperature, they feel colder than others and feel more comfortable when drinking hot water. If moisture is trapped in the body for a long time, it will turn into heat and become damp heat. People with damp heat have thick, greasy yellow tongue coating, dry and bitter mouth, loose and uncomfortable stools, and yellow urine. People with cold and dampness can drink dehumidifying soup. They can choose 10 grams of cardamom, 30 grams of lentils, 100 grams of corn, 50 grams of Poria cocos, 15 grams of galangal, etc. to stew lean pork or pork bones to warm the yang and eliminate dampness. People with damp heat can choose to use galangal, lentils, 30 grams of angelica sinensis and 30 grams of wild yam to eliminate dampness and clear heat, or directly boil angelica sinensis water to drink, which has a good effect of removing dampness and clearing heat.

4. Eat less cold sweets and wet seafood

Prevention of dampness starts with changes in lifestyle habits. In terms of diet, babies should eat less cold food, sweets, drink less alcohol, eat less greasy food, and eat more warm food to reduce the source of dampness. Parents can add some ginger slices when cooking. Ginger is a warm food and has the effect of dispelling cold and reducing phlegm. You can also let your baby eat some chayote, papaya, wax gourd, bitter gourd, and red beans, which will be very helpful in preventing baby eczema!

In addition, you should also eat less damp seafood such as shrimps and crabs. Dampness in the spleen and stomach can easily cause allergies, dampness can obstruct the spleen and stomach, and affect the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach. At this time, you should eat less damp seafood such as shrimps and crabs. Moreover, these high-protein foods are difficult to digest, and eating too much will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach.