What should I do if my baby has a poor appetite recently?

There are many baby problems. When solving baby problems, you cannot choose improvement methods at will, otherwise it will not help the baby's body. Many parents have no way to alleviate their baby's problems. This requires consultation first so that you can know what to do. What should I do if my baby has a poor appetite recently? There are many ways to improve the baby's situation.

What to do if your baby has a poor appetite recently:

Traditional Chinese medicine calls anorexia "poor appetite", which is mainly caused by spleen and stomach dysfunction. It is caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, improper feeding, irregular diet, and damage to the spleen and stomach. Clinically, it is divided into two syndromes: deficiency syndrome and excess syndrome. The treatment for excess syndrome is mainly based on digestion and invigoration; the treatment for deficiency syndrome is mainly based on regulating and tonifying, and the treatment is adjusted according to clinical symptoms.

The symptoms of excess are spleen and stomach disorders, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, hot hands and feet, restless sleep, abdominal distension or diarrhea caused by stopping eating and breastfeeding. The tongue coating is yellow, white and greasy, and the pulse is slippery and rapid. The treatment is to digest food and eliminate stagnation, and Baohe Pills are often used with modifications.

Prescription example 1: Patchouli 9g, Hu Lian 3g, Tangerine Peel 6g, Jianqu 9g, Jiao Shancha 9g, Poria 9g, Chicken Gizzard Stone 9g.

Prescription example 2: 9g of Chinese yam, 9g of Sichuan ginseng, 9g of chicken gizzard lining, 9g of coix seed, 9g of rice sprout, and 9g of malt.

Deficiency syndrome is caused by weak constitution or long-term illness that has depleted the vital energy, resulting in poor digestion of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, sallow complexion, thin muscles, mental fatigue, weakness, or loose stools. The lips and tongue are pale, with little or no coating on the tongue, and the pulse is thin, weak and feeble. Treat with the method of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Lizhong Decoction is often used with modifications.

Prescription example 1: Codonopsis pilosula 9g, Atractylodes macrocephala 9g; Poria 9g, Cardamom 3g, Dry ginger 3g, Raw millet, and malt 9g each.

Prescription example 2: Codonopsis pilosula 9g, Poria 9g, Atractylodes macrocephala 3g, Licorice root 3g, Rhizoma Coptidis 6g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong 3g, and Malt 9g.

Flavoring

The following drugs can be added to the above two symptoms:

① For hot flashes, add 9g of bone bark and 9g of white mulberry;

② For diarrhea, add yam 9g and lotus seed 9g; for chronic diarrhea, add red ochre 9g and terminalia chebula 6g;

③ If the patient loses weight and loses appetite, take Qipi Pills continuously;

④ For Qi Ni, add Amomum villosum 3g and Qiannianjian 9g;

⑤ If the deficiency is severe, add 9g of Polygonatum sibiricum;

⑥ For abdominal distension, add radish seeds 3g;

⑦ For patients with stubborn anorexia, add 1.5g of cloves;

⑧ For infants and young children who have stopped eating or breastfeeding or are constipated, add Yi Nian Jin, 0.3-0.6g each time, 2-3 times a day;

⑨ For those who sweat a lot, add 15g raw oysters and 9g floating wheat.

Chinese patent medicine: Shanbai Xiaoshi mixture

Ingredients: Chinese yam, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, jujube, hawthorn (scorched), chicken gizzard lining, Polygonum multiflorum, longan flesh, oyster, Citrus aurantium, Chinese angelica, betel nut (scorched).

Functions and indications: Strengthens the spleen and stomach, helps digestion and relieves stagnation. It is used to treat anorexia in children, which is characterized by pale complexion, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, vomiting after eating, irregular bowel movements, etc.

Dosage and Administration: Oral administration: 2-3 years old, 3-4 ml at a time; 3-7 years old, 5 ml at a time; 7-15 years old, 10 ml at a time; three times a day.

Acupuncture therapy: You can apply moxibustion to the Zusanli, Hegu, Zhongwan and Liangmen points.

Chiropractic therapy: It is effective for anorexia, especially for deficiency syndrome. For methods, please refer to the special section on medical care and treatment.

Massage therapy: 1. Use the Bagua, that is, use your thumb to massage the child's palm in a clockwise direction 300 times.

2. Abdominal massage: use your palms to gently massage the child's abdomen in a clockwise direction 100 times.

3. Massage Zusanli 300 times.

Adhere to once a day for a week as a course of treatment, it can regulate the spleen and stomach, and regulate the internal organs, thereby treating anorexia in children.

Zinc supplementation therapy

Zinc supplementation can increase the zinc content of taste buds in oral saliva, restore the sensitivity of taste buds, and thus increase appetite. Studies have shown that Xin Xibao tablets are effective in improving anorexia and picky eating in children and adolescents.

After understanding what to do if your baby has a poor appetite recently, you can choose these methods to alleviate your baby's recent poor appetite. However, it should be noted that during the use of these methods, if the baby has other problems with the body, you should stop choosing these methods and let the baby go to the hospital for examination in time.