What should I do if my child has malabsorption?

The digestive system is a relatively important system in the human body. It occupies a dominant position and controls the nutrient circulation in the human body. If the baby's digestion and absorption are not good, it will easily lead to malnutrition, which will cause a series of complications. The child will not only look thin, but also unable to grow up healthily. Parents like this should pay attention and take timely and effective care of their baby's body. So, what should we do if children have poor digestion and absorption? Let’s take a look at it together below!

Methods/Steps

1. Give your baby more fish, shrimp and meat, and less pork and beef. Compared with other meats, fish and shrimp are rich in nutrients and easier to digest and absorb. When adding meat to the diet of babies with poor digestion, they should eat more marine fish, shrimps, etc. It is best to eat them at noon, and be careful not to eat too much at one time.

2. Let your baby eat more stewed vegetables. Green vegetables that are relatively soft are beneficial for baby's digestion and absorption, such as cauliflower stewed with meat, scrambled eggs with zucchini, stir-fried rapeseed, etc. Vegetables are rich in fiber and can promote gastrointestinal motility and enhance the baby's digestion and absorption function.

3. Massage your baby's abdomen frequently. The specific method is to gently massage the baby's abdomen half an hour after meals every day. Press the baby's abdomen with the palms of both hands, massage clockwise for forty to fifty times, and then massage counterclockwise for thirty to forty times. This can promote the baby's gastrointestinal motility and speed up digestion and absorption.

4. Try to prevent your baby from crying while eating. Crying while eating will affect the baby's normal eating, and over time it will disrupt his normal digestion and absorption function. On the contrary, if the baby is in a good mood while eating, it will increase gastric acid secretion and promote digestion and absorption.

5. Give your baby water in time. Drinking a small cup (about 100ML) of boiled water half an hour before meals can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and increase appetite. Give your baby a small glass of water half an hour after a meal to promote gastric acid secretion and speed up food digestion and absorption.

6. If the above methods are not effective, you can give your baby children's medicines to promote digestion and absorption. It is best to choose Chinese patent medicine, which has fewer side effects.

The above is the experts’ summary of knowledge on what to do if children have poor digestion and absorption. I hope that all mothers can pay close attention to their children’s health issues. When it comes to children's diet, we should pay attention to their absorption of nutrients and arrange a healthy diet.