How to care for gastroesophageal reflux in children

When children are sick, the people who feel the most uncomfortable are us parents. It is also a very painful thing for them to see their children suffering from illness. Gastroesophageal reflux disease in children is a very common disease among children. It is also a disease that makes children feel very uncomfortable. Scientific treatment is very important for children's diseases, but at the same time, correct care is also very important, so today we will talk about how we should care for children when they are sick.

(1) It is often physiological in the neonatal period and generally does not require treatment. Instead, care should be strengthened and small amounts of feeding should be given frequently. The trunk should be kept in an upright position after feeding. It is best to lie prone with the child leaning forward for 30 minutes. After vomiting, the child's back should be patted and the mouth should be cleaned in time to prevent aspiration pneumonia and suffocation. Pay attention to the child's vomiting time, the nature and frequency of vomitus, and the child's nutritional and mental state.

(2) It is best to eat thick food and small, frequent meals. Do not eat before going to bed. For infants and young children, increase the number of feedings and shorten the intervals between feedings. For bottle-fed infants, add cereal, grains, biscuits and other foods to the milk. (3) Older children must pay attention to a proper diet and a regular lifestyle, avoid sour, spicy, raw, cold, fried and indigestible irritating foods, and focus on a high-protein, low-fat diet.

After our detailed introduction above on how to care for gastroesophageal reflux, everyone should have a very clear understanding. Therefore, when your baby is sick, the mother must follow this scientific method to correctly care for the baby, and try her best to help the baby shorten the treatment cycle and relieve the baby's pain, because the longer the illness lasts, the greater the damage to the baby's body will be.