What can young children eat to strengthen their spleen and stomach?

What can young children eat to strengthen their spleen and stomach?

Most children will have various conditions when they are young. Some children with picky eating and anorexia are much more likely to get sick than normal children. Most children who are often sick will have weak spleen and stomach and are relatively thin. Many parents are very worried about this and don’t know how to regulate their children’s diet. So what should young children eat to strengthen their spleen and stomach?

"Spleen deficiency" refers to the child's pale complexion, fatigue, thin body, anorexia or refusal to eat, or undigested residues in the stool after eating a little more, and the stool is often unformed, easy to sweat, and prone to repeated colds. To completely cure spleen deficiency, it is necessary to take Chinese medicine for a long time, and most children cannot persist, so parents are very concerned about what foods to feed their children to play a role in strengthening the spleen. The following are some common foods that have the effect of strengthening the spleen in daily life:

Cereals and grains:

①Japonica rice: also known as rice. It tastes sweet and is neutral in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, increasing strength and strengthening muscles. Used for spleen deficiency, restlessness, diarrhea, weight loss, and dysentery.

②Corn: also known as corn. Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It has the functions of nourishing the middle and strengthening the spleen, removing dampness and promoting diuresis. It can be used for diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases.

③Corn: also known as millet. It tastes sweet and salty, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the kidneys. It is used for poor appetite, thirst, nausea, vomiting and weakness after illness caused by spleen and kidney deficiency.

④ Sorghum: sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, dispelling dampness and stopping diarrhea. Used for children's indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, etc.

⑤Glutinous rice: also known as glutinous rice. Sweet in taste, warm in nature. It has the functions of warming the spleen and stomach, replenishing the middle and strengthening qi. Used for stomach cold pain, thirst, spontaneous sweating, loose stools and diarrhea.

⑥Wheat: sweet in taste, cool in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the heart and kidneys, removing heat and quenching thirst. Used for dry mouth and throat, irritability, loss of appetite, etc.

⑦Barley: sweet and salty in taste, slightly cold in nature. It has the functions of invigorating qi and strengthening spleen, quenching thirst and relieving restlessness. Used for indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. caused by weak spleen and stomach.

⑧Sweet potato: also known as sweet potato. Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It has the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach and moistening the stool. Used for weight loss, constipation, etc.

⑨Soybeans: sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, relieving fullness and moistening dryness. It is used for malnutrition, emaciation, abdominal distension, diarrhea, etc.

If a child has a weak spleen and stomach, you must pay more attention to his diet and let him eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach. Do not force your child to eat. You can let your child eat less and have more meals. In addition, let your child exercise more and keep a happy mood, which also has many benefits for the maintenance of the spleen and stomach.

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