How can children with spleen deficiency grow taller?

With the continuous development of society, children nowadays are becoming more and more fragile. Many children suffer from spleen deficiency. Spleen deficiency is not a very bad thing, but for children, if it is found that they have spleen deficiency, they may not grow taller. This is very troubling for parents. What should parents do if their children do not grow taller? Now that we have discovered that stunted growth is caused by spleen deficiency, is there any medical treatment for spleen deficiency in children?

(1) Suitable foods include foods that nourish the spleen and replenish qi, wake up the spleen and stimulate the appetite, such as polished round-grained rice, indica rice, scorched rice, coix seed, cooked lotus root, chestnut, yam, lentil, cowpea, beef, chicken, rabbit meat, ox tripe, pork tripe, mandarin fish, grapes, red dates, carrots, potatoes, and shiitake mushrooms.

(2) Avoid foods that are cold in nature and can easily damage the spleen, such as bitter melon, cucumber, wax gourd, eggplant, water spinach, celery, amaranth, wild rice stem, lettuce, day lily, persimmon, banana, loquat, pear, watermelon, mung bean, tofu, and oats; foods that are thick and greasy and can easily hinder the spleen's function, such as duck meat, pork, turtle meat, oyster meat, milk, sesame, etc.; foods that can easily damage the spleen by promoting qi and eliminating accumulation, such as buckwheat, hawthorn, radish, coriander, etc.

The spleen and stomach are the most important organs in the human body for transporting food and transforming qi and blood. Diet therapy is also indispensable for patients with spleen and stomach diseases, but the diet must be chosen according to the patient's usual constitution and condition, the so-called "differential diagnosis and treatment of food". If a person usually has a weak spleen and stomach, or has stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. due to cold syndrome, they should eat more spicy and hot foods such as onions, ginger, leeks, garlic, and pepper. If a person has a weak spleen and stomach, they should eat red dates, yam, lentils, water chestnuts, lotus seeds, etc. If a person has excessive stomach heat, he should eat sweet and cold foods that can promote the production of body fluids, such as pears, lotus roots, sugar cane, and honey. If a person has blocked qi, he should eat more radish, bergamot, kumquat, or seasonings made from orange peel.

Spleen deficiency may cause children to stagnate, but parents don't need to worry. As long as the right medicine is used, the child's spleen deficiency can be cured. The above methods, or the suitable food for your growth, can cure the child's spleen deficiency. Parents don't need to be too anxious and can't take medicine blindly. They can consult a doctor when necessary.