What to do if your child has indigestion and stomach pain

Our children will also encounter some problems in the process of healthy growth, and many babies need daily care. Sometimes, if babies don’t pay attention to what they eat, it may cause indigestion and stomachache. What should we do? Let’s see how the experts introduce it.

1. For young babies, the common symptom is regurgitation of milk. Older children often have vomiting, which is generally not serious and the vomit has a sour taste.

2. The child may have loss of appetite, abdominal distension, and hyperactive bowel sounds. You can even hear the "gurgling" sound of the stomach without a stethoscope.

3. Bad breath. When milk and food stagnate in the stomach, bad breath often occurs first, especially bad breath and sour mouth in the morning, which are manifestations of milk and food stagnation. Clinically, this is called high-level food withdrawal. When this happens, you can reduce your food intake or skip a meal to help your gastrointestinal function recover.

4. Foul-smelling stool. When there is a small amount of undigested food residue, although there is no loose diarrhea, it is a sign of food poisoning and diarrhea. At this time, you should immediately reduce the amount of food you eat and make adjustments to avoid diarrhea.

5. Refuse to eat. If a child occasionally has a loss of appetite, refuses to eat, or the food does not taste good, do not force him to eat, but let him eat less.

6. Diarrhea and vomiting are often accompanied by abdominal pain. Infants will cry and be restless, while older children will complain of abdominal pain. If the abdominal pain is not severe, it may resolve on its own.

7. Restless sleep at night. Crying with anxiety, hot palms, kicking off the quilt and clothes, and sweating a lot on the head when just falling asleep are all caused by excessive food accumulation in the stomach and intestines, resulting in internal heat. As the saying goes, "If you want your child to be at peace, keep him a little hungry and cold" and "If the stomach is not in harmony, he will not sleep well." As children grow older, especially after adding complementary foods, they should be careful not to eat too much at dinner. Children around 1 year old should not drink or eat a large meal before going to bed.

Through the introduction of the above experts, I believe that we should pay more attention to children's indigestion problems and not let the baby always have such problems. At the same time, we must also do a good job of caring for their diet in life. I hope every mother can pay attention to the quality of life of her baby and let the baby grow up healthily.