What to eat for 8-month-old baby with constipation

In people's minds, constipation only occurs in adults, mainly because adults' body functions are declining, while children exercise a lot and have very good physical fitness, so the probability of constipation is very low. However, constipation is very common in infants, mainly because their organs are not fully developed and various diseases are possible. Let’s find out what to eat to relieve constipation in 8-month-old babies.

What should babies eat when they are constipated? Mothers should choose appropriate food according to the different causes of their babies’ constipation. Generally speaking, there are two types of baby constipation: heat accumulation constipation and deficiency constipation. Therefore, the food selection should be different for different types of baby constipation.

1. Baby's constipation due to heat accumulation: characterized by dry and hard stools like sheep dung, difficulty in defecation, and may be accompanied by abdominal distension and pain, bad breath, hot hands and feet, etc. The treatment is suitable for clearing heat and moistening the intestines.

(1) Vegetable soup: Use appropriate amount of fresh spinach or cabbage to make soup and drink it.

(2) Radish juice: Mash the red radish into a paste and extract the juice (or use a juicer to extract the juice), add appropriate amount of sugar, cook for 2-3 minutes, and drink while warm.

(3) Senna and egg yolk soup: 5-10 grams of senna leaves, 1 egg yolk, and a little spinach. Crack the egg yolks into a bowl and stir them for later use. Boil senna leaves in water, remove the residue and take the juice, add eggs and spinach, and boil.

(4) Boil 100 grams of soybean skin in water and drink it three times a day.

(1) Leek juice: Crush leek leaves and take 1 cup of juice. Drink with warm water, once in the morning and once in the evening.

(2) Peel and chop fresh potatoes, add boiling water to mash, wrap in gauze, squeeze out the juice, and take 1-2 spoons on an empty stomach every morning for about half a month.

(3) 10-20g radish seeds, fry until yellow, grind into fine powder, add sugar, and drink with boiled water, 1-2 times a day.

(5) Cooking sweet potatoes.

(6) Almond soup: 10-20 grams of almonds, 50 grams of yam, and 20 grams of walnut meat. Wash, peel and crush the first three ingredients, mix well, add appropriate amount of water, boil and take frequently.