Recently, many people around Dandan Mama have complained that they have gained a lot of weight due to out-of-control eating during the Chinese New Year, not only adults but also children. Since I became a mother, I am not afraid of my child crying, but I am afraid that my child will not have a good appetite and will not be able to sleep well if he does not eat well. Parents are always particularly worried about their children\’s growth, lest their children\’s physical and intellectual development be affected by malnutrition. But things tend to go to extremes in reverse, and eating too much can sometimes be harmful to children. We all know that spring is the golden season for children to grow taller. Many parents will give their children food supplements in the hope that their children will grow taller and have better health. When the child is full, the grandparents feel that the child can feed him more; just after the meal, they give the child various fruit cookies; before the meal, they must satisfy the child and indulge him in eating various snacks… In fact, giving If a child eats too much, it will increase the burden on the child\’s stomach. Coupled with the dry climate, if the child does not take in enough water for a long time, it will cause food accumulation in the stomach and intestines, leading to indigestion in the child, and even worse, constipation, bloating, etc., which will affect the child\’s health. What is accumulated food? Food accumulation, as the name suggests, refers to gastrointestinal diseases caused by food accumulation in the intestines and stomach due to eating too much, which exceeds the tolerance of the child\’s spleen and stomach when the spleen and stomach are not fully developed. It usually occurs in infants and young children, and is mainly manifested by symptoms such as abdominal fullness, dry stool, and abdominal distension and heat. Children\’s gastrointestinal tract is very different from that of adults. Many foods that adults like to eat may put a great burden on children\’s gastrointestinal tract. Because children have weak intestines and limited digestion, it is easy for them to accumulate food due to eating too much. Among them, one of the more intuitive manifestations is that you can see the child\’s belly bulging, which is most likely due to lack of digestion. Along with this, you will slowly find that your child\’s entire state will change and he will lose his appetite. What are the symptoms of food accumulation in children? When a child has food accumulation, in addition to the obvious bulging of the lower abdomen, what other symptoms will there be? Children often say: \”belly is bloated, stomach hurts.\” If you find that your child often complains about stomach discomfort, then you should pay attention, because the indigestion and accumulation of food in the stomach will make the child feel uncomfortable. After meals, the child will also burp and fart frequently. What\’s more, if you find that the child has difficulty defecating, has diarrhea, or has foul-smelling stools, etc., then it is very likely that the child has accumulated food. Restless sleep As the saying goes, if your stomach is not in harmony, you will have restless sleep. Children who accumulate food usually have trouble sleeping and always toss and turn in bed. If you find that your child has habits such as pushing off the quilt, grinding his teeth, talking in his sleep, etc., you can pay attention to whether the child usually eats too much. Bad breath, white and thick tongue coating. Children who have accumulated food cannot digest it. The food they eat will stay in the intestines for a long time and be fermented by the bacteria in the intestines. It is easy to produce various harmful substances, thus causing bad breath. In addition, children who have accumulated food will have thicker tongue coating. White and thicker. Loss of appetite and small appetite Generally speaking, healthy children have better appetites, but children who usually don’t want to eat do not have the necessary nutrients for their bodies, which is bound to be detrimental to their growth. If you sendIt is found that the child had a big appetite some time ago, but during this period, he was unwilling to eat anything and became picky. Then the child may have eaten too much some time ago, which caused his digestion to be unable to keep up, resulting in a recent worsening of appetite. . Sweating Hands and Feet In addition, if the child is not naturally prone to sweating, but his hands and feet suddenly become prone to sweating, it may be due to food accumulation that turns into heat. By comparison, if your child has the above behaviors recently, it means he has accumulated food, and parents must pay attention to it. The harm of overeating to children. Since children are still young, they cannot accurately measure their fullness and lack self-control. Coupled with parents\’ uncontrolled feeding, it is easy to cause overeating. Usually, food accumulation can cause nausea, vomiting, anorexia, bad breath, etc. If food accumulation occurs for a long time, the child\’s nutrition will be unbalanced, thus affecting the child\’s health, growth and development. In fact, many children often catch colds, fevers, and coughs over and over again. On the surface, they think they are in poor health and have weak immunity, but in fact, they have problems with their spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach and food accumulation complement each other. If a child has a poor spleen and stomach and does not digest or absorb, it will cause the food he eats to accumulate. Long-term food accumulation will cause damage to the child\’s spleen and stomach, thus forming a closed cycle. In addition, food accumulation may induce a variety of diseases in children, such as tongue coating peeling, anemia, urticaria, etc. How to prevent children from accumulating food. As the saying goes: \”If you want a child to be safe, you must be hungry and cold.\” Everything depends on a \”quantity\”. If you want your children to be healthy and not sick, don\’t overfeed them or wear them too thickly. But many parents will say: \”I\’m afraid that if I eat too much, I won\’t be able to digest it. So if I want my children to grow up, what can I do without eating?\” Remember, you must continue to eat normally, and you must do a good job in preventing and correcting food accumulation. Eat a regular diet, don\’t feed your children too much, just be 70-80% full; establish good eating habits for your children, drink more millet porridge, eat more fruits and vegetables, and don\’t always give your children a lot of snacks. It is recommended to eat smaller meals more frequently, and do not give your child too much food at each meal, only about half full. Children should eat less spicy, exciting, greasy, and cold food. Condition your child\’s stomach and intestines well and eat foods rich in fiber. If your child\’s spleen and stomach are not good, they will not absorb enough nutrients and will naturally be weak and unable to grow taller. You can give your child a proper massage. Only when the child\’s intestines and stomach are healed can he eat delicious food. In addition, we all know that fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and ensure smooth excretion, so mothers usually feed their children fiber-rich foods, such as oats, sweet potatoes, broccoli, etc. Keep the child in a happy mood; when the child is in a happy mood, it will accelerate the secretion of growth hormone in the child\’s body, allowing for better digestion and absorption, and is more conducive to the healthy growth of the child. Let your children exercise more. Running, football, basketball, skipping… These various forms of sports can not only exercise the body and make children grow taller, but also promote their digestion and absorption and contribute to their healthy growth. There is nothing trivial about a child’s growth, and food safety is even more critical. In daily life, we must pay attention to children\’s eating habits. If the child has symptoms of food accumulation, active treatment must be taken to avoid unpleasant consequences.good consequences. Protecting your child\’s intestines and stomach can better promote your child\’s growth. Parents, what do you think?
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