What is good for children to eat to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation

Children have delicate constitutions and are prone to illness. For example, constipation is one of the diseases that children may suffer from. Generally, the food that children eat at this time is either breast milk or bottle-fed, and the reasons are generally due to these two situations. The first type is children who suffer from constipation due to breastfeeding. This type is relatively rare, but it does exist. Generally speaking, children who are constipated after drinking breast milk may not have enough breast milk, that is, the children are often not full and thus suffer from constipation. Another situation is that there is too much protein in breast milk, which can also cause constipation in children.

In terms of vegetables, eat more crude fiber vegetables such as bamboo shoots, celery, etc., and "good vegetables" such as carrots, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, lotus root, pumpkin, burdock, bean sprouts, onions, as well as konjac and seaweed foods (such as agar, nori, kelp, etc.). These can stimulate the peristalsis of the intestinal wall, increase gastrointestinal motility, moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, and expel harmful substances and carcinogens from the intestines.

For fruits, you can eat fruits rich in pectin, such as pears, peaches, dates, persimmons, mangoes, citrus, oranges, grapefruit, papaya, tomatoes, strawberries, pineapples, bananas, etc., which all help defecation. However, apples and plums are the best fruits. If you can eat an apple with skin every day or eat plums frequently, your bowel movements will be smooth.

Another common situation is artificial feeding. Most of the time, children’s constipation is caused by artificial feeding. For example, milk powder is not easy to digest, which will cause constipation in children. Some children may have gastrointestinal problems and suffer from constipation after eating milk powder, or it is possible that the children eat too little.