What to do if your child has indigestion

Indigestion is a very common intestinal disease. It is a phenomenon that the food eaten cannot be digested quickly due to intestinal dysfunction. It is generally more common in infants and the elderly because their body functions are relatively fragile and their resistance to diseases is also poor. What should children do if they have indigestion? What should parents do to relieve the symptoms when their children have indigestion?

If there is no refrigerator, prepare formula milk only when the baby needs milk. . If the baby does not finish the milk in the bottle, the remaining milk should be discarded and not saved for the next feeding because his saliva has contaminated the milk. Heated milk should be thrown away even if the baby has not touched it, because heated milk is easy for bacteria to grow. The prepared milk should be kept in the refrigerator for no more than 24 hours.

Leave the bottle in the disinfectant until it is needed (the disinfectant is effective for 24 hours). This way, the bottle will not be contaminated by bacteria in the air. The pacifier can only be taken out after the effective sterilization time has arrived, placed on kitchen paper to dry the water, and then stored in a sterilization jar.

Do not place sterilized equipment on a regular drying board to dry or dry it with a tea towel, but place it on a paper towel to dry. Only knives can be dried directly with paper towels. Wash your hands before touching disinfected items.

Indigestion is a disease caused by gastric motility disorder, which also includes gastroparesis and esophageal reflux disease. Symptoms include intermittent upper abdominal discomfort or pain, fullness, heartburn (acid reflux), belching, etc. People are often unwilling to eat or eat as little as possible due to chest tightness, early satiety, abdominal distension and other discomforts. They also have difficulty sleeping at night and often have nightmares after sleeping.

Indigestion can cause great harm to the baby's intestines, and it can also cause the baby to suffer from malnutrition or physical weakness. What should we do if a child has indigestion? I hope the points introduced above can help you. As a parent, you must give your child the best care possible. If you find your baby is unwell, you must seek timely treatment.