Why do babies always fart?

Everyone knows that farting is a very normal behavior, which is mainly related to the stomach and intestines. But if you fart frequently, it is not normal. At the same time, some babies fart, and they fart all the time, which makes some parents don’t understand what is going on. So, what is the matter with babies who always fart? Let’s follow the editor to find out. I hope the following content will be helpful to everyone.

Since babies' gastrointestinal tract is not yet fully developed, intestinal motility is often uncoordinated, making them prone to intestinal bloating and flatulence, as well as frequent crying. This phenomenon is medically called infant colic, which usually occurs 2-3 weeks after the baby is born and generally improves gradually after 3-4 months. Therefore, parents should understand this developmental problem of their baby and try to keep the baby in a comfortable position to help the baby expel gas.

It should be noted that if a child farts constantly with a sour and smelly gas, it is a sign of indigestion. If improving the diet is ineffective, the child can take some stomachic and digestive medicine. If the child farts intermittently but has no odor, it is mostly due to increased intestinal motility caused by hunger, which suggests that parents should feed the child. If the child farts and has a lot of feces, you should reduce high-starch foods and increase protein and fat foods appropriately to avoid affecting the child's development.

Children are prone to bloating mostly because they eat and suck too quickly, causing air to enter their stomachs, especially when the baby is hungry for too long before feeding; it may also be that the nipple hole of the bottle is not of the appropriate size, causing air to enter the baby's body through the gap in the nipple. Mothers do not need to be too nervous about their baby's bloating. Unless there are serious symptoms such as tenderness and difficulty breathing, they need to take their children to the doctor in time. Usually, be careful not to let your baby be hungry for too long before feeding. Give your baby more abdominal massages to help gastrointestinal motility and gas discharge, so as to improve digestion and absorption. Also, when feeding, make sure that the milk fills the front end of the bottle nozzle, and there should be no slope to prevent the baby from inhaling air. Also, temporarily stop eating foods that are easily fermented in the digestive tract and produce gas, such as beans.

Through the above introduction, you should have a better understanding of why babies always fart. You know that this may be caused by incomplete gastrointestinal development, so you must observe and take care of your baby as much as possible. I believe that no matter what the problem is, it will be resolved slowly.