How to treat a fish bone stuck in a baby's body

Fish is a type of aquatic product that is particularly rich in nutrients. Many people say that if pregnant mothers eat more fish products during pregnancy, their children will generally be smarter. Not only that, eating more fish when the baby is young is also very good for the body. However, there are many small fish bones in fish. If parents do not remove the fish bones cleanly when feeding the baby, the fish bones will get stuck in the baby's throat. So what should you do if the baby's throat is stuck with fish bones?

1. Fish is good for your baby's health

1. Helps brain development

DHA is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that can facilitate the transmission of messages between brain nerve cells, increase brain cell vitality, enhance memory, reaction and learning abilities; and can prevent and improve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

2. Alleviate allergy and inflammation symptoms

EPA and DHA have the effect of inhibiting allergic reactions, such as atopic dermatitis, and can alleviate allergic symptoms; they can also reduce the inflammation of ulcerative colitis.

3. Make eyes bright and energetic

Taurine in fish can inhibit cholesterol synthesis and improve eyesight. DHA can enhance the response of photoreceptor cells on the retina to light and maintain the stimulation response of visual acuity in the cerebral cortex, thus maintaining vision.

Eating fish is very important for the growth and development of babies, but fish bones often get stuck in the baby's throat accidentally. Parents often use the wrong method of swallowing rice and drinking vinegar, which squeezes the fish bones deeper and deepens the baby's pain.

Let your baby eat fish healthily without getting fish bones stuck in his throat, and know the correct way to deal with fish bones stuck in his throat. It is a lesson that every mother must learn.

2. The correct way for babies to eat fish

There are certain risks in eating fish, but you can't avoid eating fish just because you are afraid of getting pricked by fish bones. Parents should pay attention to the following points when feeding fish to their babies.

1. When the baby is still young and cannot remove fish bones by himself, parents must be very careful and make sure the fish bones are removed thoroughly before giving the fish to the baby.

2. If you are worried that fish bones may get stuck on your child, when choosing fish, try to pick fish such as cod, herring, black carp, sea bass, eel, grass carp, etc. that do not have large bones in their meat.

3. When eating fish with relatively more fish bones such as crucian carp and silver carp, the fish meat in the belly area is safer to eat because it does not have fish bones. In addition, fish skin is nutritious and bone-free, so it can be safely fed to babies.

4. When choosing a method to cook fish, you should consider the child. Try to cook fish with fewer, larger, and easier-to-remove bones for your baby. You can also choose to stew the fish to soften the bones.

5. When cooking fish for babies under 3 years old, try to make it into fish meatballs or fish soup.

6. When your baby eats fish, teach him to concentrate, chew slowly, don't talk too much, and don't play while eating.

3. How to deal with fishbone stuck error

1. The throat and esophagus are relatively soft. Using rice balls to squeeze sharp fish bones will push the bones deeper and deeper, and they can easily penetrate into the mucosa.

2. It may push the fish bone deeper into the esophagus or throat, making it more difficult to remove.

3. Causing fish bones to pierce blood vessels may cause heavy bleeding.

4. Puncture of mucous membrane causes infection and suppuration.

When a baby gets a fish bone stuck in his mouth, some parents will let the child swallow rice balls or drink vinegar, but these two methods are incorrect.

4. The correct way to deal with fish bones stuck in the baby

First check whether there is a fish bone stuck in the throat. Sometimes, because children eat too fast, the fish bone may scratch the mucous membrane, creating the false impression that the fish bone is stuck in the throat. Give your baby some warm water and watch how he swallows.

If the baby shows a painful expression when swallowing, or even has nausea or vomiting, it means that there is indeed a foreign object stuck in the child's throat.

Another way to confirm if there is a fish bone stuck in the throat is to let the baby open his mouth and have an adult shine a flashlight. If a fish bone is seen, parents must not dig it out with their hands to prevent the fish bone from sinking deeper. The patient should be sent directly to the hospital for treatment by an ENT physician.

Fish soup and fish meat are delicious, but eating fish always involves a little danger. Tell your baby to be careful when eating fish, but don't develop a fear of the food. Parents, please remember that even if your baby has been choked or pricked by a fish bone, you should still encourage your baby to eat more fish.