What foods should children eat to treat constipation?

Once a child suffers from constipation, the toxins and metabolic waste in the body cannot be excreted normally. This is a critical stage of growth and development, so the harm caused is very great. What parents should do at this time is to adjust the diet. So generally speaking, what kinds of food help with bowel movements? The editor has collected some information, let’s take a look at it together.

1. Crispy honey porridge. Ingredients: 30 grams each of ghee and honey, 100 grams of rice. Preparation and efficacy: Wash the rice and cook it into porridge. When it is cooked, add honey and ghee and boil it for one or two more times. Take one dose per day for 3 to 5 days. It can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. Suitable for constipation caused by dry intestines and dry and hard stools.

2. Astragalus sesame paste. Ingredients: 5 grams of astragalus, 60 grams each of black sesame and honey. Preparation method and effects: Fry black sesame seeds until fragrant and grind into powder for later use. Boil Astragalus in water to extract juice, mix with sesame seeds and honey and drink it, 1 dose per day for 3 to 5 days. It can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. Suitable for constipation due to qi deficiency, weak defecation, etc.

3. Sugarcane juice and honey porridge. Ingredients: 100 ml sugarcane juice, 50 ml honey, 50 g rice. Preparation and efficacy: Cook rice into porridge, add honey and sugarcane juice when cooked, and boil it for one or two more times. Take one dose daily for 3 to 5 days. It can clear away heat, promote body fluid, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is suitable for lack of body fluid after fever, dry cough, dry stool, etc.

4. Silver chrysanthemum porridge. Ingredients: 10 grams each of honeysuckle and chrysanthemum, 50 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar. Preparation and efficacy: Select honeysuckle and chrysanthemum, decoct in water to extract juice, add in washed rice to cook porridge, add sugar when cooked, and boil for one or two more times. Take 1 dose per day for 5 consecutive days. It can nourish blood and moisten dryness. Suitable for constipation caused by heat.

All of these foods can play a therapeutic role in constipation. Therefore, when the child's defecation becomes difficult, parents can make some according to the methods provided by the editor. Generally speaking, as long as they follow the above-mentioned eating methods, the purpose of treating constipation can be achieved. At the same time, children should be prevented from eating foods that are difficult to digest.