What are the symptoms of poor digestion in children?

It is quite common for children to have poor digestion in life. It may be due to problems with the mother’s feeding method or it may be caused by gastrointestinal infection. Therefore, we recommend that mothers should know the symptoms of poor digestion in children. Generally, babies with poor digestion will show symptoms such as regurgitation and bad breath, and will also be accompanied by symptoms such as refusal to eat. Mothers should pay attention to these symptoms.

Indigestion in babies often manifests as getting angry and losing appetite, because children need a balanced intake of high protein, fat, carbohydrates and various vitamins, but their spleen and stomach are not strong enough to digest all of them, enzyme secretion is insufficient, and the digestive function is weak. If you take in overheated food and it accumulates in your body, it can easily cause you to get inflamed.

Spilling milk. Older children often experience vomiting, which is generally not serious and the vomit has a sour taste. Loss of appetite, abdominal distension, increased bowel sounds, and even the "gurgling" sound of the stomach can be heard without a stethoscope. Bad breath. When milk and food stagnate in the stomach, bad breath often occurs first, especially bad breath and sour mouth in the morning, which are manifestations of milk and food stagnation. Clinically, this is called high-level food withdrawal.

The stool has a foul odor. When there is a small amount of undigested food residue, although there is no loose diarrhea, it is a sign of food poisoning and diarrhea. At this time, you should immediately reduce the amount of food you eat and make adjustments to avoid diarrhea. Refusing to eat. If a child occasionally has a loss of appetite, refuses to eat, or the food does not taste good, do not force him to eat, but let him eat less. Diarrhea and vomiting are often accompanied by abdominal pain. Young babies may cry and be restless, while older children may complain of abdominal pain. If the abdominal pain is not severe, it may resolve on its own.

From this article’s introduction to the symptoms of poor digestion in children, we can understand the symptoms of poor digestion in children. Generally, if our baby regurgitates milk or has foul-smelling stools during feeding, we should check whether it is caused by poor digestion and improve our eating problems.