Chinese medicine for children's constipation

Constipation can happen to anyone, especially children. It has a greater impact on children. Long-term constipation can hinder children's development. Traditional Chinese medicine is more effective in treating childhood constipation. Constipation in children is very common, but if it is not improved in time, it will pose a threat to the child's health. Usually, you should give your child more light food and more fiber-rich foods.

Baizhu powder is used to treat constipation in children: take an appropriate amount of raw Baizhu, grind it into extremely fine powder, and then take an appropriate amount of Baizhu powder, three times a day. It is suitable for people with deficiency constipation. Generally, the disease can return to normal after 3 to 5 days of medication, and the medication can be stopped when the bowel movement is normal. Take it two to three days a week in the future to maintain normal bowel movements for a long time.

2. Shaogan Decoction with added ingredients to treat constipation in children: Take appropriate amounts of raw white peony root, raw licorice, and immature bitter orange, boil them in water and take them in two doses. It is suitable for constipation caused by various reasons.

3. Forsythia suspensa is used to treat constipation in children: Take an appropriate amount of Forsythia suspensa, add water to boil and drink it as tea. For children, you can add white sugar or rock sugar and take it. Take it for one to two weeks and then stop. But it is best not to add sugar, the effect will be better.

4. Plantago seed is used to treat constipation in children: Take an appropriate amount of Plantago seed, add water to the decoction and drink it three times a day before meals. One week is a course of treatment. Generally, one to four courses of treatment are enough to cure the disease.

For pediatric constipation, in addition to Chinese medicine treatment, parents should also pay attention to daily care, especially paying attention to dietary conditioning. Babies can eat some vegetable juice or vegetable puree, or some fruit juice. Pay attention to adding complementary foods in moderation. The diet should not be too monotonous, otherwise it is easy to cause recurrent constipation. Especially for babies who eat milk powder, they should pay attention to drinking more water. They can take some heat-clearing and fire-removing herbal teas to prevent constipation caused by milk powder.

The above are four traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating childhood constipation. Parents can choose and use them reasonably under the guidance of a doctor to better relieve the baby's constipation. At the same time, they should do a good job of daily life and dietary care for the child, so that the baby can develop good bowel habits to be more conducive to the relief of constipation. As long as parents make reasonable adjustments and do a good job of adding complementary foods, they can prevent or reduce the occurrence of childhood constipation.