What to do if your child has abdominal distension due to indigestion

Because children's intestines and stomachs are not fully developed, bloating is very likely to occur. Do not feed your children too much food and try to eat less food that contains more fat and protein. Pay more attention to keeping warm and do not let the stomach get cold. When bloating occurs, you can relieve the symptoms through proper exercise and reduce the baby's food intake.

How to judge whether the baby has food accumulation?

1. Abdominal distension

You can visually find that your baby's abdomen is swollen. Let the baby lie flat, and gently tap the baby's abdomen with the front of your palm, and a muffled "dong, dong, dong" sound will be heard. It should be noted here that if the baby's abdominal muscles are not fully developed, the abdomen will be filled with internal organs and will appear bulging, but there will be no muffled sound when patted.

2. Bad breath

Hiccups and sour smell in the child's breath. Because the food remains in the stomach and is not digested in time, the food ferments and produces a sour and rancid smell, which can be smelled when you put it close to the baby's mouth.

3. Thick white tongue coating

The tongue coating is produced by stomach qi. Normally, the tongue coating is white and thin, and the tongue is rosy. When the stomach is upset, the tongue coating becomes white and thick. A white tongue means food accumulation.

4. Fever

If you touch your baby's palms and soles, you will feel heat. During the period of indigestion, the body temperature will rise to 37.5-38 degrees Celsius.

5. Difficulty sleeping

During the period of indigestion, the child will experience bloating in the stomach and abdomen, and will feel very uncomfortable and sleep restlessly, crying, clenching his teeth, or turning over repeatedly.

6. Appetite disorders

The child has a decreased appetite, such as a reduced amount of milk or refuses to eat, and will resist and cry during feeding. Some children have a strong appetite and feel hungry easily, but they will stop eating after eating a little and do not gain weight. This is also caused by weak spleen and stomach and long-term indigestion without proper treatment.

7. Abdominal pain and diarrhea

Babies who are unable to express themselves will cry to express their abdominal pain when their abdomen is massaged by hands. Babies who can express themselves will directly cry out that they have abdominal pain, and the pain will worsen after eating. After 1-2 days of indigestion, if the stomach digestive function has not recovered, the child will experience vomiting and diarrhea.

Prevention of indigestion

1. Avoid overfeeding:

First of all, you need to understand the baby's eating characteristics and patterns. Do not overfeed. The stomach of a newborn baby is only the size of a cherry. In the first 2 or 3 days after birth, he can only eat 10-15ml of milk at a time. After 7 days, it can be increased to 30ml at a time. After 10 days, the baby's stomach increases to 100ml. At half a year old, the baby's stomach capacity gradually increases to 200ml. Therefore, within 10 days to 2 months, the baby's milk volume can be increased to 60-120ml per time.

2. Don’t eat too much protein and fat :

For babies who can eat complementary foods, do not give them too much meat, nuts and other foods, and help them control the amount of food they eat. Reasonable combination with foods rich in dietary fiber such as vegetables and fruits will help promote baby's digestion.

3. Prevent cold stomach:

In both winter and summer, you should pay attention to preventing your baby from getting cold in the abdomen, especially in summer. Some parents are afraid that their baby will get too hot, so they let their baby sleep naked. The large temperature difference between day and night makes it easy for the baby to get cold. Babies should also wear pajamas or cover their stomachs and abdomens, and use air conditioning reasonably.

How to deal with indigestion

1. Reduce food intake

If you find that your baby has indigestion, he needs to go on a diet to reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach. Recalling your baby’s diet three days before the onset of indigestion will help you determine what food caused the indigestion and help you take more appropriate countermeasures.

2. Appropriate activities

Half an hour after eating, you can take your baby to do some appropriate activities, such as playing some interactive games, or massaging the abdomen to enhance the baby's gastrointestinal motility and improve digestion ability.

3. Diet therapy

Sugar-fried Hawthorn

Function: Clear the lungs and help digestion. Especially for dealing with indigestion caused by eating too much meat.

Fried Chicken Gizzard

Chicken gizzard refers to the inner wall of the chicken gizzard, which has the effect of strengthening the stomach and digesting food. It is used to treat symptoms such as indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.