What should I do if my son has poor digestion?

Since children usually eat a variety of foods, they often suffer from indigestion. We recommend that mothers should know how to treat indigestion. For the case of son's poor digestion, mothers can use Baohe Pills or Compound Chicken Gizzard Tablets and other medicines for conditioning. At the same time, they should also pay attention to eating some easily digestible foods, and the diet should be light. I hope you can pay attention to this.

Baohe Pills: This medicine is composed of eight Chinese medicinal herbs: hawthorn (charred), Liushenqu, Pinellia, Poria, Tangerine Peel, Forsythia, Radish Seed, and roasted malt. It has the effects of harmonizing the stomach, digesting food and relieving stagnation. It can treat symptoms such as epigastric distension, loss of appetite, belching and acid regurgitation caused by improper diet. The medicine has a mild nature and can be taken by the elderly, children and the weak. Usage: Adults take 6 to 9 grams orally each time, twice a day; children take a reduced dose.

Hawthorn Pills: This medicine is composed of three Chinese medicinal herbs: hawthorn, Liushenqu, and roasted malt. It has the effect of eliminating accumulation and digesting food. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as abdominal distension caused by eating too much meat, and is especially suitable for children with food accumulation disorder. However, it is not suitable for people with excessive stomach acid or heartburn. Usage: Adults take 1 to 2 pills orally each time, 1 to 3 times a day; children should take a reduced dose.

Compound Chicken Gizzard Tablets: This medicine is composed of chicken gizzard lining and Liushenqu, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and appetite, eliminating accumulation and digesting food. It can treat symptoms such as abdominal distension caused by food accumulation, food stagnation, vomiting and diarrhea caused by disharmony between the spleen and stomach. Usage: Take 2 to 4 tablets orally each time, 3 times a day. Children must use it under adult supervision.

Chenxiang Huazhi Pills: This medicine is composed of 15 Chinese medicinal herbs, including agarwood, morning glory seed, immature bitter orange, aconite, hawthorn, bitter orange, tangerine peel, cyperus rotundus, Magnolia officinalis, Curcuma zedoaria, Amomum villosum, Trillium, costus root, green tangerine peel, and rhubarb. It has the effect of regulating qi and removing stagnation, and can treat symptoms such as food stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, and acid regurgitation. Usage: Take 6 grams orally each time, twice a day. The elderly, weak people and those with loose stools should reduce the dosage as appropriate.

Liuwei Anxiao Capsule: This medicine is composed of six Chinese medicinal herbs: inulin, rhubarb, galangal, calamus, terminalia chebula, and aloe vera. It has the effects of harmonizing the stomach and spleen, removing stagnation and eliminating accumulation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Because this medicine contains a small amount of rhubarb, it is particularly suitable for people with epigastric distension and pain, constipation, and food accumulation and heat. Usage: Take 3 to 6 capsules orally each time, 2 to 3 times a day. People with loose stools and those suffering from chronic illness can take 3 pills each time; those suffering from constipation need to take 6 pills each time.

Regarding the treatment methods for the son’s poor digestion introduced in the article, I believe you all know how to treat this situation. If we want to treat our son’s poor digestion, we still need to start with his diet and let him take some appropriate medications to promote gastrointestinal motility.