What can’t babies eat when they have abdominal distension? Avoid foods that are difficult to digest

If your baby has symptoms of abdominal distension, it means that his digestive function is very weak. Then he should no longer be fed those difficult-to-digest foods. Instead, you should give your child some light and easy-to-digest foods. The following introduces the correct way of eating for parents.

1. What foods should children not eat if they have bloating?

Children with bloating should not eat undigested food or high-protein food. Try to feed your child light and easily digestible food. Don’t pay special attention to anything else. Rub your child’s stomach when you have time to help him digest.

2. What shouldn’t my son eat when he has bloating?

Eating too quickly or talking while eating so that you swallow too much air. Certain foods themselves are prone to causing bloating, such as beans, wheat bran, apples, peaches, onions, cabbage, cereals, and potato foods such as sweet potatoes and potatoes. These are all gas-producing foods.

3. What should babies eat when they have bloating?

1. Milk and food accumulation type:

① Hawthorn porridge: slice fresh hawthorn, fry until brown, take 10-15 grams each time, soak in warm water for a while, boil to get 150 ml of concentrated juice, then add 300 ml of water, 50 grams of polished rice, appropriate amount of sugar, cook until thick porridge is ready to be consumed.

② 30 grams of roasted malt, 10 grams of roasted hawthorn, and 10 grams of roasted Shenqu, roast and grind into fine powder, take 3 grams each time, 3 times a day, for 1 week.

2. Spleen deficiency and accumulation type:

① Date meat and chicken gizzard cookie: 250 grams of date meat, 30 grams of ginger, 50-60 grams of raw gizzard nut, 500 grams of flour, and appropriate amount of white sugar. First boil the ginger into soup, mash the jujube meat, roast and grind the raw chicken gizzard lining into fine powder, mix them together with the flour, make into small cakes, and bake. Take 2 to 3 each time, 2 to 3 times a day, for 1 week.

② Crucian carp, ginger and pepper soup: one crucian carp, 30 grams of ginger, and 1 gram of pepper. Remove the scales and internal organs of the crucian carp, put sliced ​​ginger and pepper into the fish belly, add appropriate amount of water and stew it, add a little salt, drink the soup and eat the fish. Take once a day for 1 week.

3. Abdominal distension caused by qi stagnation and food obstruction:

Main symptoms: chest tightness and abdominal distension, dizziness and heaviness, no feeling of hunger, fever after eating, bland and tasteless taste in the mouth, yellow and scanty urine, loose and uncomfortable stools, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and rapid and stringy pulse. The treatment is to clear away heat and dampness, and to use aromatics to clear turbidity. The prescription is Manfen Xiao Wan with modifications, and the medicinal materials used are Magnolia officinalis, Citrus aurantium, Artemisia capillaris, Gardenia jasminoides, Tangerine peel, Pinellia ternata, Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Polyporus umbellatus, Plantago seed, Citrus grandis peel, and Licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times.

4. Abdominal distension caused by cold water:

Main symptoms: distended abdomen, feeling like a bag of water when pressed, chest and abdominal distension, preference for heat, mental fatigue, aversion to cold and laziness, scanty urination, loose stools, greasy white tongue coating, and slow pulse. Treat by warming the middle and promoting the flow of water. The prescription is modified Shipi Drink, and the medicinal ingredients used are Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, papaya, Magnolia officinalis, Amomum villosum, Cibotium bark, costusroot, roasted aconite root, dried ginger, fresh ginger, and licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times.

5. Abdominal distension due to spleen deficiency:

Main symptoms: sallow complexion, fatigue and weakness, loss of appetite, feeling full after eating, abdominal distension and pleasure from pressing, loose and thin stools, pale lips and tongue, white tongue coating, thready and weak pulse, and pale blue fingerprints. The treatment is to strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, and to assist with removing stagnation. The prescription is Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction with added ingredients, including Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, roasted licorice, costusroot, Amomum villosum, Pinellia ternata, tangerine peel, ginger, jujube, scorched hawthorn, scorched malt, and scorched Shenqu. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times.