Four methods of massage for children's abdominal distension

The feeling of bloating is very uncomfortable. In severe cases, you may not be able to eat anything. At this time, you need to take some medicine to promote digestion, and the feeling of bloating will gradually disappear. Children's stomachs and intestines are particularly fragile due to their incomplete development, and they often experience gastrointestinal problems after eating. If your child at home always suffers from bloating, parents must learn the following massage methods for pediatric bloating.

Four methods of massage for children's abdominal distension

1. Bend the child's thumb and push along the side of the thumb from the tip to the base of the finger 100-300 times. This is called tonifying the spleen meridian.

Bupi meridian can effectively strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate the intestines, and has a good effect on alleviating symptoms such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, indigestion, and lack of appetite.

2. The large intestine meridian is located on the radial side of the index finger (near the thumb side), in a straight line from the fingertip to the base of the thumb (where the index finger and thumb meet in the palm). When massaging, use the side of the thumb or the tip of the finger to push in a straight line on the acupuncture point.

Clearing the large intestine helps to digest food and relieve constipation, clear the intestines, and is mainly used to treat abdominal distension in children, cold diarrhea, cotton knots in the stool, and prolapse of the rectum.

3. Use the tip of your thumb or middle finger to push in an arc or circular motion around the Laogong point in the palm of your hand 100-200 times.

Following the flow of the inner eight trigrams has the effect of widening the chest and benefiting the diaphragm, lowering qi and relieving asthma. It is mainly used to treat abdominal distension, cough, phlegm and asthma in children.

4. Use the tips of your fingers to rotate and rub the thenar plane of the palm in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction for 100-200 times.

Rubbing Banmen can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and help digest food and eliminate accumulation. It is mainly used to treat abdominal distension, food accumulation, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, asthma, belching and other symptoms in children.