Symptoms of indigestion in newborns

When a baby is born, many things may happen that we have not encountered in our daily life. Take a very simple example. Many babies may show indigestion, but many parents may not know the reason. So what I want to talk about next is some specific manifestations.

1. Diarrhea: Indigestion is divided into simple indigestion and toxic indigestion.

1) The symptoms of simple indigestion are diarrhea less than 10 times a day, yellow or green stools with little water, abdominal bloating, occasional vomiting, and sometimes fever, but not too high. The child has a poor appetite but is in good spirits.

2) Toxic indigestion is a more serious condition with sudden onset and high fever. Patients usually have about 10 bowel movements a day, but some may have more. The stool is often watery or egg drop soup-like, with no feeling of tenesmus (sinking). Vomiting is frequent, up to 10 times a day, causing severe dehydration. The sick child may even have convulsions and lose consciousness, which may result in death if not treated early.

2. Foul-smelling stool: When accompanied by a small amount of undigested food residue, although it is not loose diarrhea, it is a sign of food poisoning and diarrhea. At this time, you should immediately reduce the amount of food and make adjustments to avoid diarrhea.

3. Refusing to eat: When a child occasionally has a loss of appetite, refuses to eat, or the food does not taste good, there is no need to emphasize eating, but let him skip a meal.

4. Restless sleep at night: crying, hot palms, kicking off quilt and clothes, sweating on the head just after falling asleep, it is due to excessive food accumulation in the stomach and intestines causing internal heat. As the saying goes, "If you want a child to be at peace, keep him a little hungry and cold" and "If the stomach is not in harmony, he will have a restless night." 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.

5. Flushed cheeks: Children's cheeks may become flushed in the afternoon or evening when they stop eating. Children who have ingested a lot of food may have red cheeks and rough facial skin. The redness may be more severe if the environment is slightly hot.

The above are some manifestations of indigestion in newborns, but there are still many other symptoms. The same point is that after discovering such a problem, everyone should go to the hospital immediately to take some treatment measures so that the baby's body can recover as soon as possible. After all, the baby's body is relatively fragile and needs good care.