What should I do if my 8-month-old baby has indigestion? What are the symptoms of indigestion in babies?

8. Indigestion in infants After the holidays, the number of infants with indigestion will increase significantly, so parents must pay attention to observe the symptoms of their infants and seek medical attention in time if necessary.

1. After the festival, the baby has a thick tongue coating and bad breath

Some mothers in the parenting group said that recently the baby's tongue coating is particularly thick, but also has bad breath, and the elderly at home said that they have accumulated food and need to take some medicine. But after taking the medicine, the baby started to have diarrhea again, which made the mother very upset.

Li Xiaoqin said that indigestion in infants can indeed cause bad breath, but bad breath is not necessarily caused by indigestion, and some oral diseases can also cause bad breath in infants. Therefore, parents should not blindly give infants digestive drugs because of bad breath in infants.

In addition, even if your baby has indigestion, do not give him or her medicine randomly. For some commonly used medicines, the dosage is also very important, otherwise the diarrhea symptoms mentioned by the mother above will occur.

2. After the festival, the baby has abdominal distension and anorexia

Xuanxuan is 3 years old this year. He is not picky about food and has a good appetite. During the Spring Festival, there are many delicious foods at home. His mother couldn't bear to refuse his request for snacks, so Xuanxuan's mouth was always busy all day, especially candies. A few days later, Xuanxuan developed symptoms such as bloating and anorexia, which made Xuanxuan's mother anxious.

During the Spring Festival, every household will prepare a variety of delicious food and drinks, but excessive eating will cause abdominal distension and anorexia in babies.

The old saying goes "children don't know when they are hungry or full". That is to say, when children encounter delicious food, they will just eat it, regardless of whether they have eaten it or not. Therefore, adults need to help him control it.

Li Xiaoqin said that parents must control their children's diet during the holidays. Even if they like to eat something, they can't eat according to their temper. They should eat moderate amounts of food, snacks and fruits. "Let children develop good eating habits from an early age and promote gastrointestinal health."

Some mothers think that it is okay for babies to eat snacks or eat less. In fact, parents should let their children eat regularly and quantitatively during the holidays. Among the three meals a day, meat should be moderate and beverages should be consumed less.

Li Xiaoqin also said that among these snacks, candy and drinks should be the most tempting foods for babies, but parents must pay attention that these foods are one of the culprits causing abdominal distension in babies. "Eating too much sugar and drinks will increase the baby's stomach acid, and the food will be more easily fermented in the gastrointestinal tract, thus producing gas, causing abdominal distension and even gastritis. So this kind of food must be eaten less."

3. Stomach pain, vomiting, and fever after the holidays

Just after the Spring Festival holiday, Chengcheng was vomiting all the time, so his mother took him to the hospital for treatment. Chengcheng's mother said that the elderly give children New Year's money during the Spring Festival, so several cousins ​​took Chengcheng out to buy some snacks. Unexpectedly, Chengcheng began to have stomach pain, vomiting, fever and other symptoms in the evening. When he went to the hospital, he found out that he had acute gastritis. This year was really a bad time.

Experts advise

During the holidays, in addition to ensuring that your baby eats moderately, you must also strictly control your baby's food and try to eat less raw, cold, greasy, and irritating food to avoid indigestion.

Li Xiaoqin said that when parents check their baby's diet, unclean food should not be underestimated. For example, the symptom of vomiting in the city is likely to be caused by eating unclean food outside. "For babies, improper diet can easily cause acute gastroenteritis, and more seriously, it can cause intestinal mucosal necrosis, etc."

For babies with indigestion, Li Xiaoqin reminds them to try to eat light food, such as porridge, vegetables, fruits, etc., and eat less food with high fat content, candy, etc., so as not to aggravate the condition.