How to treat a 4-year-old baby with a bad spleen and stomach? What are the symptoms of a 4-year-old baby with a bad spleen and stomach?

We all know that babies are young and always have various problems. Poor spleen and stomach is a common problem. Many babies will have this symptom. Poor spleen and stomach will directly affect the baby's development and growth, and will also make them prone to illness. So what should we do if the baby has a poor spleen and stomach? Let's take a closer look!

What are the symptoms of poor spleen and stomach in babies?

1. Restless sleep: tossing and turning, kicking the quilt, liking to sleep on one's stomach, sometimes grinding teeth, talking in sleep, and night sweats. After sleeping for a while, the back of the head is covered with sweat.

2. Thick tongue coating and bad breath: The tongue coating becomes thicker and uneven, getting thicker towards the inside and yellowing, with a distinct sour and rancid smell when exhaling

3. Food accumulation and indigestion: Appetite fluctuates, picky eating, irregular bowel movements, sometimes diarrhea, sometimes constipation, black stool, and foul odor

4. Big eye bags and blue veins: yellow complexion, dry skin, big eye bags, look listless, faint purple spots on the bridge of the nose or on both sides of the nose

5. Irritable spleen and stomach: often crying, losing temper, having no patience when playing, and being unable to concentrate

6. Developmental delay and lack of growth: Compared with children of similar age, weight gain is slow and height is much shorter

7. Weak constitution: Catch colds and fevers every other day, and get sick easily despite meticulous care.

What to do if your baby has a bad spleen and stomach

1. Eat small and frequent meals - Just like adults, babies with poor spleen and stomach should follow the principle of eating small and frequent meals. First, it can reduce digestive difficulties and reduce stomach pressure. Second, babies will want to eat only when they are hungry.

2. Feed your baby with milk until at least 1 year old, and drink porridge until 2 years old! - Small babies should mainly drink breast milk (milk powder) and eat less complementary food. Older babies should mainly eat rice porridge, and don't feed them so quickly.

3. Eat mainly white porridge, and eat good porridge 2-3 times a week! ——How to understand it means eating mainly light food. Many mothers recommend various meat porridges and mixed vegetable porridge recipes, which are actually not suitable for babies with poor spleen and stomach.

4. Pediatric massage + belly massage - many nurses will teach you when you are discharged from the hospital. I will do it after giving my baby a bath or before bed. The techniques include pinching the spine, rubbing the belly, and paying attention to the intensity.

If you can do the above steps and stick to it for 1 month, you will definitely feel a lot better!

5. Medical options for babies with poor spleen and stomach, live bacteria regulation

If medical treatment is needed, and the baby's stomach and intestines are not easy to regulate, then some probiotics and live bacteria are needed to help balance the baby's spleen, stomach and intestinal flora.

The baby's stomach and intestines are very weak. If any bad bacteria occupy the intestines, food accumulation, indigestion, and even vomiting will occur.

How to regulate baby's poor spleen and stomach

Eat until you are 70% full, don't overeat

Some children like to eat snacks. They eat too much during normal times and stop eating at mealtimes. They have irregular three meals a day, which can easily damage the spleen and stomach. When eating regular meals, parents should not chase them to feed or force them to eat more, as this will increase the burden on their digestive system. Eat until you are 70% full at each meal, which is conducive to the normal functioning of the spleen and stomach.

Keep moving to improve digestion

In addition to paying attention to diet, children should also exercise regularly to help the body metabolize energy. For example, skipping rope, high jump, long jump, playing football, etc. are all fine. This can not only consume their own energy, but also promote digestion and increase appetite.

Adjusting your diet after an illness

If the baby is sick, parents should adjust the type of food in time, mainly eat porridge that is easy to digest, eat less high-protein, high-fat foods and foods that are difficult to digest, and appropriately reduce the amount of food. Don't force the child to eat a certain amount, which will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach.

In addition, you should also be careful when taking medication and follow the doctor's instructions. Do not take medication without permission, as some medications can also damage the spleen and stomach.

Some folk remedies can improve the spleen and stomach of young children, but it is not recommended to try them. Because they are not necessarily suitable for all children, we still have to believe in science and go to the hospital for professional doctors to diagnose.

In short, when taking care of a 4-year-old child, parents should be more careful, observe his specific performance, and then make targeted analysis. If there are symptoms of poor spleen and stomach, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for conditioning, and pay attention to keeping warm to prevent the child's spleen and stomach from getting cold.