With the continuous improvement of living standards, parents provide more and more food for their children, and the varieties are also more and more abundant. However, to a certain extent, this has added a lot of burden to the child's stomach, and food accumulation is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in children. So, what will happen to the child's gluttony? How to deal with overeating?
Four-step judgment of children's food accumulation
Smell. When a normal child breathes or speaks, there is no peculiar smell in the mouth; the breath of a child who has accumulated food is sour because the food is decomposed in the stomach to produce acid, resulting in a rancid and sour smell.
Look at the tongue. The color of the tongue of normal children is light red, moist, the tongue body stretches freely, the tongue coating is thin and white, and the middle and root of the tongue surface are slightly thicker; the tongue coating of the children who accumulate food will become thicker, and even form a powdery coating, that is, the tongue surface is covered with Thick, greasy white fur like white powder.
Look at shit. The stool of a normal child is yellow in color, soft in texture, cylindrical or strip-shaped, defecation 1-2 times a day or once every other day, smooth defecation, and no undigested food; children with accumulated food usually do not defecate for three to five days Or loose stools, or the stools are sour and watery, and sometimes undigested food residues can be seen.
Observe sleep. Children sleep longer than others. Under normal circumstances, when children fall asleep, their eyelids are closed and they are quiet and soft; children who have accumulated food will have the phenomenon of "drowsiness and exposed eyes", which may be accompanied by symptoms such as restlessness, crying or vomiting at night.
Jackfruit can reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach and relieve food accumulation
From a nutritional point of view, jackfruit is rich in protease, which can help decompose the food in the baby's stomach and reduce the burden of transportation and transformation of the spleen and stomach. Jackfruit tastes crisp and tender, and is rich in cellulose.Babies who are prone to food accumulation can eat jackfruit in moderation when their digestion is good, which can reduce the frequency of food accumulation and properly exercise gastrointestinal function.
Baby does not want to eat, which is related to the hot and humid external environment and the moisture in the baby's body. In this case, eating some jackfruit properly can make the air machine trapped by moisture work and wake up the baby's spleen and stomach. In fact, smelling the special smell of jackfruit can also make the baby appetizing to a certain extent.
Press and knead these four acupoints to relieve baby's food accumulation
Accumulated food and abdominal distension, you may as well tap Zhongwan, Neiting, Tianshu, Neiguan and other acupoints to relieve heat, which can clear heat and reduce turbidity, regulate qi in the middle, and stagnate qi.
Point selection: Zhongwan, located in the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 4 cun above the umbilicus; Inner court, located at the upper end of the toe seam between the 2nd and 3rd toes; Tianshu, located in the horizontal and flat umbilicus of the abdomen, next to the anterior midline Open 2 inches; Neiguan, located in the middle of the forearm, about 3 finger widths upward from the wrist crease, opposite to the front Neiguan.
Specific method: Press and knead each point for 3 to 5 minutes each time, preferably with local soreness.
Recommend two diets for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach
① Poria porridge
Materials: Poria 15g, japonica or rice 50g.
Method: Put the ingredients in a pot, add about 3 bowls of water, bring to a boil on high heat, then turn to low heat and cook until the porridge is soft and rotten. 1-2 times a week.
Efficacy: Promote fluid and nourish yin, eliminate accumulation and invigorate the spleen.
②Children's Spleen Recipe
Materials: 6g of Taizishen, 8g of Atractylodes Rhizoma, 5g of cored lotus seeds, 1g of dried tangerine peel.
Method: Put the ingredients in a pot, add about 2 bowls of water, turn to low heat and fry until half a bowl is ready to serve. 1 time a week.
Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and stomach
Source: Comprehensive from Life Times, Popular Science China, People's Daily Online Health
