Pediatric care | Babies are not smooth bowel movements, three acupoints are pushed up

Author:Guangdong Provincial Hospital Time:2022.06.20

Children's constipation is a very common situation in the growth and development of children. Generally, babies have less than 3 stools within a week, or they have a row for 5-6 days. They are accompanied by symptoms such as dry stool, small defecation, bloating, and difficulty in defecation. Constipation.

If the child has a long constipation time, it will affect the daily diet. The baby's gastrointestinal capacity is certain. The food that eats the food after digestion and absorption will form feces. The stool will not be discharged for a long time to block the intestine. Long constipation time is easy to cause children's malnutrition, affecting physical development and physical and mental health.

Common causes of constipation

① Intestinal structure is abnormal

For example, congenital giant colon, anal stenosis, anal rectal malformations, etc. These types of constipation are caused by intestinal organic lesions. They need to perform surgery or other treatment according to the doctor's diagnosis and children's condition.

② Children's diet is uneven

For example, improper intake of vegetables and meat intake, small intake of fruits such as fruits, which will cause the stool in the intestine to become smaller and slow intestinal peristalsis, which will cause constipation;

If the baby eats some spicy foods for a long time, or usually drinks less water, it will easily cause the intestinal water to reduce water, affect the intestinal peristalsis, and have symptoms such as dry stool and difficult defecation.

③ Other influence

Under the influence of children's high fever, pneumonia, bronchitis, or severe heart, liver, kidney, and liver disease, functional constipation occurs during the disease recovery period.

Food that relieves constipation

Fruits, vegetables and vegetables are rich in vitamins and cellulose, which can promote intestinal peristalsis. The proportion of eating vegetables and meat is 7: 3 ~

You can also give your children some fruits that can promote bowel movements, such as bananas, apples, Xi Mei, dragon fruit, etc.

Rough grain corn, millet, sweet potato, buckwheat, oats, green tadpoles, taro, etc. These coarse grains not only have high fiber content, but also promote intestinal peristalsis. At the same time, the food itself also contains a variety of nutrients, which can prevent obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

Here are a food therapy for everyone to relieve constipation. Parents can try to do it for their children ~

Sweet potato corn oatmeal

Ingredients: a sweet potato, half root of corn, an appropriate amount of oats, 100 grams of millet, 100 grams of rice

Cooking method: Xiaomi and rice were put into the pot and added an appropriate amount of water. Cut the sweet potatoes and cook in the pot until boiling. Add oats and corn kernels. After boiling on high heat, turn it on low heat and cook for 20 minutes. Put the appropriate amount of salt and season.

Children's massage

In addition to adjusting from the diet, you can also help your child to defecate through children's massage.

It is recommended to clear the large intestine, push down the three acupoints of seven bones and turtle tails. If the child belongs to instrumental constipation, you should go to the specialist clinic in time.

Relieve functional constipation solution

● Clear intestine: 0-2 years old: 100 times, 2-4 years old: 200 times, 4 years old: 300 times. Clear intestines can help the intestine clear and humid heat, heat and stagnation.

● Push seven sections: 0-2 years old: 100 times, 2-4 years old: 150 times, 4 years old: 200 times.

● Rub turtle tail: 0-2 years old: 50 times, 2-4 years old: 50 times, 4 years old: 100 times.

In conjunction with pushing down the seven bones and rubbing turtle tails, it can strengthen the role of clearing the stagnation of the large intestine acupoint, but also to lead the back of the back to the veins, and play a role in the pulse to help.