Symptoms of damp heat in children

Children have a relatively weak constitution and poor resistance, which means that the body's regulatory center function is not perfect, which will lead to unbalanced functions of various parts of the body and make them easily invaded by external moisture. When invaded by moisture, babies will experience indigestion, loss of appetite, and it will also cause damage to the spleen. The baby will also suffer from frequent thirst and weakness in the limbs. You should pay attention to the baby's diet and eat less sweet and greasy food, as the indigestion caused by the food will lead to physical weakness and dampness and heat.

Question 1

Damp-heat constitution is a physical condition characterized by internal accumulation of dampness and heat. The so-called internal accumulation of dampness and heat refers to the accumulation of dampness and heat in the middle-jiao spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder. Dampness and water block the Qi flow and combine with heat to create a situation where dampness and heat are trapped together. Yang heat is blocked by water and dampness and has difficulty functioning normally. The water and dampness are fumigated by the Yang heat, causing further damage to the Yang Qi.

In Huangdi Neijing: Suwen Shengqi Tongtian Lun it says: "The change of rich and fatty food will cause big carbuncle on the feet." That is, eating thick, fatty and greasy food frequently will lead to internal dampness and heat, making it easy to suffer from diseases such as carbuncle. "Reading Medical Essays" said: "Those who suffer from convulsions must have heavy dampness and stagnant qi in their daily lives, or dry blood and poor qi flow." That is, people with a damp-heat constitution have heavier dampness in their bodies, and this can easily cause stagnation of qi, or they may have dry blood and poor qi flow. "Treatise on Warm and Replenishing Heat" said: "Some drinkers have excessive internal heat. When external dampness enters the body, the internal dampness combines. In a yang body, there is always more dampness in the stomach; in a yin body, there is also less dampness in the spleen. However, the heat they transform into is the same." This means that people who often drink and have excessive internal heat are prone to developing damp-heat when invaded by external dampness. People with yang heat often have dampness in the stomach; people with yin excess often have dampness in the spleen. When people with dampness are affected by heat evil, they will only develop damp heat.

Question 2

Young children, because of their incomplete development, delicate constitution, and imperfect function of the body temperature regulation center, do not have sufficient resistance to such strong and repeated external climate changes, and are prone to "getting angry". Experts remind that children's "getting angry" will cause troubles to the baby's growth, and we should pay attention to the dampness and heat problem of children.

Feed your children more fresh vegetables and fruits that are rich in fiber.

When cooking, pay attention to adding lotus root (the best effect is to boil it in water or cook it with rice porridge), radish (green radish is the best, red skin and white heart are the second best, it is best to eat it raw, if you have stomach problems, you can make radish soup), fennel, bitter melon and other foods. Add papaya, grapes and other fruits as appropriate.

Appropriately increase the intake of cold fruits such as watermelon, pear, grapefruit, pomelo, coconut, orange, hard persimmon, mangosteen, tomato, and neutral fruits such as apple, grape, orange, papaya, strawberry, cherry, mulberry.

Reduce intake of hot foods:

Reduce the intake of hot fruits such as longan, lychee, mango, and durian. Try to provide children with less greasy food cooked by deep-frying and braised methods. Control children's snacks, especially eat less refined processed foods with high oil and sugar. Sufficiently supply high-quality protein such as eggs, lean meat, fish, and beans, but animal protein should be low in fat and not too greasy.