Pediatrician Chao Shuang treated a parent who told her that their child would suffer from constipation as soon as he ate rice noodles! Dr. Chao mentioned that this may be because the child is intolerable to this food, that is, food sensitivity or allergies.

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Pediatrician Chao Shuang treated a parent, and the parent told her that their child would suffer from constipation as soon as he ate rice noodles!

Doctor Chao mentioned that this may be because the child is intolerable to this food, that is, food sensitivity or allergies.

Under normal circumstances, children are relatively low in the probability of being allergic to rice. Most rice noodles are mainly raw materials, but now there are many types of rice noodles. Some of them not only add rice, but may also add a small amount of milk powder.

means that the child may be allergic to other ingredients in rice noodles.

There are indeed many types of rice noodles now. I saw an internet celebrity rice noodles online. The ingredients in include rice noodles, pumpkin, millet , colorful fruits, mixed vegetables, cod pumpkin and other rice noodles.

is the current rice noodles. It not only uses rice as raw materials, but also many other raw materials.

If the child has never eaten these foods and is given to him from the beginning, it is very likely to cause allergies and cause constipation in the child.

There are several symptoms of allergies in children. Some common ones may be rash , some are diarrhea, and some are allergies.

So if the child becomes allergic to this kind of rice noodles as soon as he eats this kind of rice noodles, it’s okay if he stops it, then parents should be alert. Maybe the child is not suitable for this kind of rice noodles, so he can change to a simple original rice noodles for his child to eat.

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There is another situation, which may be that the child's gastrointestinal function will be weaker.

In fact, we adults all have differences in gastrointestinal function strength, let alone children.

What should I do if a child has weak gastrointestinal function? It is recommended that parents add some probiotic to their children while adding a small amount of complementary food, which can help their children adjust their stomachs and intestines!

When a child gets constipated as soon as he eats rice noodles, in addition to the two reasons mentioned by Dr. Chao, there are also the following reasons for parents

First: Make rice noodles with milk powder

There are some rice noodles on the market that are recommended to make them with milk powder, but in fact, many nutritionists and doctors do not recommend it.

If the milk powder is prepared in normal proportions, it has a normal concentration and osmotic pressure . Adding rice noodles at this time will be detrimental to the health of the child.

If the rice flour is not brewed according to the normal concentration, the recommended temperature for rice flour is 70 degrees water temperature or even 80 degrees water temperature, while the recommended temperature for milk powder is 40 degrees.

Because if milk powder is adjusted at too high a temperature, it may become clumpy. The clumpy milk powder will not be easy to digest after taking it, and it will easily cause constipation.

The second: After adding rice noodles to the child, there is no water

We recommend that if the child is purely breastfeeding before 6 months, there is no need to feed the child water. However, after adding rice noodles to the child, you should start feeding the child appropriate amount of water, because water can lubricate the intestines.

Some children do not have the habit of drinking water 6 months ago. After 6 months, they are unwilling to drink water. If the child does not drink water after eating rice noodles, it is easy to cause constipation.

So the child should try to feed the child some water after 6 months.

Third: The concentration of rice noodles is not correct

Children should not rinse too strong when they first eat rice noodles. Put more water at the beginning. After filling the rice noodles with a spoon, tilt downwards The rice paste will soon flow downwards . This concentration is more suitable.

If the child's rice noodles are too sticky at the beginning, it will cause the child's gastrointestinal tract to be unable to digest, and constipation will occur.

Of course, if your child eats rice noodles and is prone to constipation, parents don’t have to worry too much, because children don’t eat this rice noodles for a long time, and there is no problem after giving them to their children for about a week. You can add other complementary foods to your child appropriately.

For example, pumpkin puree, carrot puree or vegetable puree, paste-like food with dietary fiber can supplement dietary fiber well for children, promote intestinal peristalsis well, and avoid constipation.

After the child was 7 months old, he started to slowly eat rice noodles for the child without having to eat rice paste.

Of course, children are prone to constipation, which means that their gastrointestinal function will be relatively weak. When adding complementary food to children, you should pay more attention to scientific feeding and scientifically adding complementary food. What should children eat at different ages? How to do it? How to eat it? How much to eat? They are all very particular.

strongly recommends parents to buy a book called "What to Eat Complementary Food Every Week" written by Liu Changwei, a clinical nutritionist at the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University.

This book is specially made for children aged 6 months to three. Whether it is the signal of adding complementary food for babies, the misunderstandings about adding complementary food, the tableware needed for babies to add complementary food, or how the baby needs to prepare complementary food for different ages, they are written in detail.

also has 215 complementary food production methods, including graphic tutorials, but also video tutorials. The production steps are simple and detailed, what raw materials should be bought, what nutrition can be supplemented, and what needs special attention when making them? All are clearly written.

is recommended by many professionals, such as the famous parenting expert Zhang Silai , said that the feeding view in the book is very novel, and you can teach parents to make complementary food step by step, as well as recommendations from Wang Yuling, the V V of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Xiaotu Dachengzi.

can be said to be very professional and practical, and is an indispensable reference book on the road to adding complementary food for mothers.

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