What are the symptoms of excessive liver fire in children?

The intestine is one of the more important organs in the human body, because in addition to the stomach helping people digest food, the intestine can also play a role in digesting food, of course, it is often secondary digestion. At the same time, the waste after food digestion is also stored in the intestines and will be excreted from the body after a certain period of time. In addition to the intestines, the liver is also an important organ in the human body. So what are the symptoms of excessive liver fire in children?

Symptoms of excessive liver fire in children

First, we need to understand what liver fire is. According to TCM theory, "fire" is a manifestation of fever in certain organs inside the human body. For example, when you see someone with ulcers at the corners of their mouth, you usually ask, "Are you getting hot?" TCM believes that this is an external manifestation of an imbalance in yin and yang in the human body. The "fire" in the human body is divided into heart fire and liver fire. Some people have a bad temper and become emotionally unstable when they are provoked. This is a manifestation of liver fire. Excessive liver fire does not only occur in adults, children also often have this symptom. Specific symptoms include hyperactivity, irritability, red eyes, dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, increased eye discharge, and sometimes blurred vision. The child is afraid of heat and likes to kick off the quilt when sleeping. When liver fire is severe, you may even cough up or vomit blood.

Excessive liver fire can also be explained from the perspective of Western medicine. We all know that the liver is a protective organ of the human body. It can filter most of the toxic and harmful substances in the blood and ensure the cleanliness of the human circulatory system. However, the liver's working capacity is limited. If harmful residues, toxins and other substances in the blood exceed the liver's normal working capacity, it will affect the normal functioning of the blood circulation system, the liver's ability to excrete blood will be weakened, causing liver swelling and possible compression of abdominal blood vessels. When toxins cannot be excreted in time, it can cause symptoms such as dry mouth, red eyes, headache, and poor sleep, and further affect the nerves, causing irritability, mental excitement, etc.

What to do if your child has excessive liver fire

If a child has excessive liver fire, we must first understand the cause of the child's illness. The main reason for children's liver fire is dietary factors. According to the dietary habits of Chinese residents, dishes are often prepared by stir-frying, frying, and deep-frying, which use a lot of edible oils and high temperatures, which can easily produce some harmful toxins and lead to excessive liver fire. In addition, there are some ingredients that are easy to cause internal heat, such as chicken, beef, and mutton. Children's own metabolic capacity is weak. If they consume a lot of food, it may cause liver fire.

In addition, emotional factors can also cause children to have excessive liver fire. Children nowadays are the treasures of the family. It is very easy for them to develop overbearing personalities because of the doting of their parents and people around them. They believe that all their needs must be met and they must get them immediately. Once some unreasonable requests are rejected by parents, children are prone to lose their temper and get angry. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this causes stagnation in the body, which in turn leads to liver fire.

In addition, some diseases can sometimes cause children to have liver fire. This is mainly because the disease is not well treated in the later stages, causing the disease to affect the liver. Such as some febrile diseases, upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, etc. Therefore, after the surface symptoms of some diseases disappear, it is necessary to continue consolidation treatment for a period of time, both to avoid recurrence of the disease and to reduce damage to other organs.