What are the causes of indigestion in children? Do children with indigestion need to reduce their food intake?

Infant indigestion is a very serious phenomenon. Infant indigestion is very common. So what are the causes of child stunting?

1. Infants and young children have incompletely developed digestive systems

At this stage, the baby's immune system is weak, and slight disturbances and changes can cause physical discomfort. The baby's digestive tract is not fully developed, and the enzyme activity in the body is low. For infants in the growth and development stage, the digestive burden is slightly heavy. In addition, the distribution of body fluids in infants is also different from that of adults. The extracellular fluid content is high, the body's self-regulation ability is poor, and the regulation function of the mental endocrine system is poor, which can easily lead to indigestion.

2. The baby's diet is irregular or inappropriate

Improper diet is often the fuse that leads to indigestion and diarrhea. Irregular feeding, babies eating too much or too little, weaning food is too nutritious, some milk powder is not easily digested by the baby's stomach, or babies eat foods containing a lot of starch and fat too early, which will damage the imperfect digestive system.

First, children eat too much new food for the first time: just like many children eat shrimp for the first time, they think it tastes good, but they eat a lot suddenly, which eventually leads to indigestion. Therefore, when parents let their babies try new foods, they should have a slow adaptation process to avoid eating too much new food for the first time, which will cause indigestion in children.

Secondly, the food that children eat is not easy to digest, which can also cause indigestion: Children's diet must be reasonably matched, and the food can be diversified, because the digestive system of children is immature, which is naturally different from that of adults, and the digestion of starch is relatively poor, which requires special attention. For those infants under 2 years old, they can chop vegetables, rot them, and make vegetable puree. For those infants and young children who are already 2 to 3 years old, because they already have 16-20 deciduous teeth, the food can be a little thicker, but do not feed the baby with food that is not easy to digest, otherwise it will cause indigestion in the baby.

Improper matching of supplementary foods for infants can also cause indigestion in children: After 4 months of birth, parents can add easily digestible supplementary foods other than milk, and must pay attention to giving children a balanced diet, including nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, cellulose, etc. Food is the most basic food, meat, fish, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, etc. are all necessary for the body, so parents must pay attention when adding supplementary foods to their children. Reasonable food matching does not cause indigestion due to improper food matching.

Identify the cause of indigestion in children and treat it correctly when it occurs. So, how to treat indigestion in children?

1. Observe the condition. In addition to improper feeding, gastrointestinal inflammation, abuse of antibiotics, cold weather, low resistance, cold stomach, etc. can cause indigestion. Therefore, when the baby has symptoms of indigestion, we should distinguish which one is caused by it. After understanding the cause of the disease, we can prescribe the right medicine to relieve the condition.

2. Reduce the diet. When it is found that the baby has eaten some difficult-to-digest food, resulting in indigestion, parents should not feed the baby too much. You can eat some more easily digestible food, such as porridge and paste. In addition, do not eat too much greasy and fried food. Do not eat cakes, cream, etc.

3. Get more rest. No matter what causes indigestion, babies need more rest. Only with adequate sleep can babies recover better and enhance their resistance.

4. Drinking water, granules, etc. If the baby has severe indigestion, you can drink some water or granules. These medicines can help the baby speed up the digestion of food and have a certain effect on regulating the stomach.

5. Massage. What should I do if my baby has diarrhea caused by indigestion? If it is simple diarrhea, you can massage the baby's abdomen. This method can relieve the symptoms. The mother can rub the baby's navel and abdomen in a counterclockwise direction. The strength should be moderate when massaging.