What are the dietary treatments for constipation in children?

Constipation can happen to anyone, including young children. Because constipation can cause great harm, once a child suffers from constipation, it can easily cause serious effects on the body and may also lead to complications of other diseases. It must be treated in a timely manner, and diet therapy is a very good way. So, what are the dietary treatments for constipation in young children? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. Banana Rock Sugar Porridge

Take 3 bananas (about 300 grams), 100 grams of glutinous rice, and 100 grams of rock sugar. Wash the glutinous rice, peel the banana and cut it into sections, add appropriate amount of water and cook them into porridge, then add rock sugar to dissolve it. Let children eat it regularly, which can help moisturize the bowels and replenish the body.

2. Sweet potato porridge

Take 500 grams of sweet potatoes, 200 grams of rice, and a small amount of white sugar. Wash and cut the sweet potatoes into pieces, put them into a pot together with rice, add appropriate amount of water and cook into a thick porridge, add sugar, and let children eat it warm in the morning and evening, because eating it after it has cooled can easily cause heartburn. Regular consumption can strengthen the spleen and stomach and facilitate bowel movements.

3. Sweet potato juice

Wash the sweet potatoes, squeeze out the juice with a blender (or juicer), and take half a cup every morning on an empty stomach and before lunch.

Function: Soothes the stomach and spleen, clears the bowels and moistens the intestines. This meal uses sweet potatoes, also known as sweet potatoes, which contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and various vitamins. It is a fitness and longevity food suitable for all ages. Sweet potatoes also contain a lot of fiber, which can prevent and treat constipation. This juice is suitable for children with long-term constipation.

4. Stir-fried water spinach

100 grams of water spinach, appropriate amounts of vegetable oil and refined salt, and a little MSG. Wash and clean the water spinach, and cut it into small pieces or minced. Put the wok on the fire, add a little vegetable oil, heat it to 70% hot, add the chopped water spinach, stir-fry until cooked, add a little salt and MSG, then serve.

It can lubricate the orifices and benefit the internal organs, clear away heat and promote bowel movements. This meal uses kiwi fruit, also known as water spinach, which contains insulin components, free amino acids and protein, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, iron, phosphorus and various vitamins. In particular, the dietary fiber it contains is beneficial for bowel movements.

The above is an introduction to the dietary treatments for constipation in young children. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many dietary methods to solve children's constipation. In daily life, if you find that your child has this problem, you can adopt these methods to solve it, and the effect is quite obvious. In addition, pay attention to your child’s daily diet to avoid persistent constipation caused by improper diet.