Causes of indigestion and vomiting in children

Today, the editor will explain to you in detail the reasons for indigestion and vomiting in children. When many parents see their children suffering from indigestion and vomiting, they will try their best to make their children happy, and use all their tricks to figure out what kind of indigestible food their children can eat without vomiting. In fact, to avoid indigestion and vomiting in children, it is necessary to study the reasons for this phenomenon.

1. Symptoms of vomiting.

"Vomiting" refers to the forceful ejection of stomach contents, while "regurgitation" refers to the involuntary flow of contents from the esophagus or stomach out of the mouth, which is especially likely to occur when the baby is burping, passing gas, or dancing. Most normal infants under one year old will have mild regurgitation. This is because the physiological lower esophageal sphincter is not well controlled, which makes it easy for food to flow back from the stomach (gastroesophageal reflux).

2. The causes of vomiting.

Most of the symptoms will gradually ease after the baby starts to eat complementary foods (about five or six months old), and will completely disappear by the age of one or one and a half. However, sometimes, due to inappropriate feeding methods, the baby swallows a lot of air, or the baby's stomach is compressed (for example, changing diapers, holding the baby in an incorrect position after feeding), which is also a common cause of milk regurgitation in infants and young children.

3. Gastroesophageal reflux

This "gastroesophageal reflux" situation is mostly manifested by "milk regurgitation". In more severe cases, vomiting may occur. The symptoms begin to appear a few days after birth, and the time of occurrence is irregular. It may occur during feeding, after feeding, when waking up, or when changing diapers. Clinically, it may manifest as milk regurgitation, vomiting, anemia, malnutrition, unsatisfactory weight gain, and sometimes even complications such as aspiration pneumonia and esophagitis. For infants with milder symptoms of "gastroesophageal reflux", parents should not let the baby lie down too quickly after feeding. Instead, they should keep the baby in an upright or semi-upright position for twenty to thirty minutes before gently putting the baby down. Sleeping on your stomach or right side is also effective, but you should be careful about the problem of sudden infant death syndrome when sleeping on your stomach, so it is not recommended. As for small, frequent meals, adding shellfish products to milk or using a low-spilling formula can also help. If necessary, some antiemetics and antacids can be used to promote gastric emptying. Statistically, 85 percent of children will recover by the age of one and a half, and 95 percent will recover by the age of four. Generally, the older the baby is, the milder the symptoms are. Therefore, parents do not need to worry too much about babies who are prone to spitting up if their weight gain is normal.

4. Note

Gastroesophageal reflux is the most common cause of non-bilious vomiting in newborns. Its symptoms can be mild or severe. Mild cases only cause regurgitation of milk, while severe cases cause vomiting and affect growth. For vomiting that is severe, sudden, or accompanied by other discomfort, it is best to consult a doctor to identify the possible causes (gastrointestinal malformations, meconium intestinal obstruction, congenital metabolic abnormalities, etc.) so that the right medicine can be prescribed.

From now on, these are all the reasons for the child's indigestion and vomiting. Indigestion is often related to the incomplete development of the child's gastrointestinal function, so mothers should pay a little attention to their diet. Don't give the child too many snacks, especially fried snacks. In addition, if the child is accompanied by vomiting, it is best to go to the hospital to check the cause.