Babies can have food accumulation all year round, but the incidence rate is higher in summer and autumn. It can occur in all ages, but it is more common in infants and young children, especially those with weak spleen and stomach , and artificially fed infants and young children. Food accumulation can occur alone or in combination with other diseases such as colds, diarrhea, and malnutrition. The prognosis of this disease is generally good, but attention should be paid to timely treatment. If it is not cured for a long time and treatment is delayed, it will affect the nutrition, growth and development of children, or lead to other diseases.
If a baby develops food accumulation, it still needs timely medical treatment. Parents need to communicate with the treating doctor according to the following items in order to give the doctor's attention information simply and efficiently.
Baby feeding methods
Whether the child was breastfed or artificially fed from birth to now, and the duration of breastfeeding or artificial feeding.
Complementary food addition situation
Whether the baby is currently adding complementary food, if so, the doctor must be informed of the time, type and amount of complementary food added each time.
Have you recently suffered from any gastrointestinal discomfort caused by improper diet?
Have you recently suffered from gastrointestinal discomfort due to improper diet, such as abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc.
Characteristics of vomitus and stool
If vomiting occurs, is the smell of vomitus fermentation, putrefaction, or sour or fecal smell? Is the vomitus like clear water, phlegm, saliva, or yellow-green bitter water? Is it mixed with food residue or Bloodshot and blood clots. The number of bowel movements per day, whether the stool is dry or watery, whether it is watery, whether there are lumps of milk or undigested food residue, and whether the stool is sour and smelly.
Abdominal discomfort
Whether the child has abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable feelings, the specific location of the discomfort and the time when the discomfort occurs.
Diagnosis and treatment status
Have the children sought medical treatment elsewhere, what examinations have been done, and what drugs have been taken.
What should parents do if a child develops food accumulation?
If the baby has food accumulation, parents need to think about the possible reasons for the food accumulation. For example, whether the baby has overeaten or eaten too much food that is not easy to digest. Also pay attention to the occurrence of some accompanying symptoms, such as diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, etc.
If the baby only has slight abdominal distension, no diarrhea, vomiting, etc., and the baby's mental state has not changed significantly, parents can try to gently rub the baby's abdomen, or give the baby some digestive medicine, and closely observe the baby's condition. If the abdominal distension does not improve significantly, or is accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, seek medical treatment in time to prevent other diseases.
Can babies take the stomach-strengthening and digestion medicines for a long time?
In daily life, through TV commercials or drug store recommendations, we come into contact with some Chinese patent medicines that are good for stomach and digestion. The medicine ingredients contain many common ingredients. Many parents think that these medicines have no adverse reactions, and some parents even give them to their babies for a long time to avoid harm. I hope your baby’s appetite will increase, his appetite will increase, his resistance will increase, and his body will become stronger.
In fact, both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine will have certain effects, but if applied improperly, there will also be some unexpected "counter-effects". It is understood that long-term use of these so-called stomach-strengthening and digestion drugs will not only affect the baby's normal gastrointestinal motility, but also affect the body's normal regulatory mechanism, leading to adverse reactions such as malabsorption of nutrients and constipation. Therefore, babies cannot be given stomachic and digestive drugs for a long time.
Regarding food accumulation, traditional Chinese medicine focuses on digestion and digestion, while Western medicine focuses on promoting gastrointestinal motility. Whether taking Chinese medicine or Western medicine, the age of the baby is different, the causes of food accumulation are different, and the type, dosage and frequency of the medicine taken will also be different. And because children have delicate constitutions and diseases develop rapidly, they should seek medical treatment promptly and take medications according to the doctor's instructions. This is the best choice for parents.
