What is the cause of abdominal bloating in newborns?

We often see abdominal bloating in newborns in our daily lives, but many people don’t understand the impact of this phenomenon. In order to better protect the health of newborns, we need to understand how to deal with abdominal bloating in newborns. Therefore, we need to know how to deal with abdominal distension in newborns. So what exactly is causing abdominal bloating in newborns? Let's take a look at how authoritative experts explain this issue based on years of clinical experience.

1. The concept of abdominal distension in newborns:

Abdominal distension is a disease name. He published "Lingshu·Yuban" and "Lingshu·Shuizhang" and other chapters. That is, abdominal distension or fullness and discomfort. It can be a subjective feeling of fullness in part or all of the abdomen, usually accompanied by related symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, belching, etc.; it can also be an objective examination finding of bulging in part or all of the abdomen. Abdominal bloating is a common digestive system symptom. The main causes of abdominal bloating are gastrointestinal bloating, ascites caused by various reasons, abdominal tumors, etc. Normal newborns, especially premature babies, often have mild or obvious abdominal distension after feeding, and sometimes milk regurgitation, but the baby is quiet, the abdomen is soft, no lumps can be felt, the bowel movements are normal, and the growth and development are good. This is commonly known as "physiological abdominal distension." This is because the newborn's abdominal wall muscles are thin, have low tension, and produce more gas in the digestive tract.

2. Causes of abdominal distension in newborns

Generally speaking, a baby's belly is bigger than an adult's and looks bloated. This is because the child's abdominal wall muscles are not yet fully developed, but have to accommodate the same number of internal organs as an adult. When the abdominal muscles do not have enough strength to bear the weight, the abdomen will appear more prominent, especially when the baby is held, the abdomen will appear to sag. In addition, the baby's body is round from front to back, not slightly flat like an adult's, which is one of the reasons why the belly looks bloated.

In addition to the aforementioned reasons, another common factor causing abdominal distension in babies is that babies are more prone to bloating than adults. The main causes of bloating include the following aspects:

1. The baby eats and sucks too quickly, causing air to be inhaled into the stomach, especially when the baby is hungry for too long before feeding milk.

2. The nipple hole of the bottle is not of appropriate size, causing air to enter the baby's body through the gap in the nipple.

3. The baby cries excessively.

4. The inhaled milk or other food is fermented in the digestive tract by intestinal bacteria and other digestive enzymes, producing a large amount of gas.

The above is an introduction to what causes abdominal bloating in newborns. At this point, I have reason to believe that after reading the detailed introduction above, everyone should have a comprehensive and full understanding of how to deal with this situation. In fact, no matter how busy life is or how tiring work is, we still have to pay more attention to our children's health, because this is the only way to ensure the health of our lovely babies.