How to treat children’s indigestion? Three essential aspects

Whether the child's digestion is good or not has a lot to do with his physical health. Once any abnormality occurs, the first thing to do is to adjust the diet, choose a light diet, reduce high-protein and high-fat foods, increase coarse grains and potatoes, increase carotene, increase fresh vegetables and fruits, etc., the effect is very good; in addition, appropriate massage, pinching the spine, pushing the spleen and earth, and applying the abdominal application are all very effective.

1. Dietary adjustment for children with poor digestion

1. Eat a light diet: choose foods that are easily digestible, reduce the portions of the three meals, and arrange relatively soft foods, such as porridge, noodles, fermented steamed buns, etc.

2. Reduce high-protein and high-fat foods: stop eating meat for a few days, use less oil when cooking, and don’t eat more than one egg a day.

3. Increase the intake of coarse grains and potatoes: millet, brown rice, coix seed, red bean, mung bean, potato, purple sweet potato, sweet potato, yam, etc., which contain more vitamin B1, B2 and potassium, promote gastrointestinal motility and improve digestion ability.

4. Increase carotene: carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, etc. Carotene can be converted into vitamin A in the body, helping to enhance immunity.

5. Increase the intake of fresh vegetables and fruits: spinach, rapeseed, broccoli, etc., which are rich in dietary fiber, clean out intestinal junk food and promote bowel movements. During indigestion, fresh fruits and vegetables are more needed to make full use of food nutrients.

2. Massage and conditioning for children with poor digestion

1. Pinch the spine: Let the baby lie on the bed. In summer, you can take off the shirt to expose the back. Use the thumb, index finger and middle finger of both hands to gently pinch the skin starting from the coccyx at two fingers on both sides of the baby's spine. Slowly pinch and push forward until it reaches the Dazhui point on the neck. Pinch five or six times from bottom to top as a group. When pinching for the third time, lift the skin upwards after every three pinches. It is best to do one set each morning and evening.

2. Push the spleen and earth point: The spleen and earth point is on the spiral surface of the thumb. Mothers can use the thumb to rotate and massage in a clockwise direction, once a day, 200 times each time.

3. Abdominal massage: The mother should rub her palms to warm them up first, then slowly massage the baby's abdomen in a clockwise direction for about 30 times.

3. How to prevent children’s poor digestion

1. Establish correct concept of eating behavior. Eating is a dietary behavior. Parents need to demonstrate and guide their children correctly during the dietary process so that their children can develop correct dietary habits and behaviors from an early age.

2. Eat at regular times and in regular amounts, and eat less snacks. It is very important to cultivate the habit of eating at regular times and in regular amounts in children. Parents can make their children aware that it is time to eat by using fixed times, fixed places, specific tableware and words. This is to give children the awareness of eating through conditioned reflex. When the steaming hot food is placed on the table, he will realize that "it's time to eat." Secondly, don't let your children develop the bad habit of eating snacks.

3. Concentrate on eating and cultivate children's interest in eating. Eating requires concentration, and parents must let their children develop the habit of concentrating on eating. If children do not like to eat, parents should cultivate their interest in eating. When eating, children can be allowed to participate by holding the rice bowl, taking the small spoon, and choosing the food they like. In this way, children can not only learn how to eat, but also develop an interest in eating. Create a pleasant atmosphere for dining.