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Issue 179
Does Hawthorn Hexagon Cream help with digestion? What should I do if I accumulate food?
A parent asked me:
Does giving your baby hawthorn six-substance cream help with digestion? What should I do if I accumulate food?
Hawthorn organic acids are rich in species, such as chlorogenic acid, caffeine acid, hawthorn acid, malic acid, tannic acid, etc., so the taste of hawthorn is a little sour when eaten. Organic acids in hawthorn help increase the activity of proteolytic enzymes and are therefore also commonly used in digestive drugs.
In addition, hawthorn six ointment adds ingredients such as rock sugar, honey, jujube, malt, Huaishan, poria and chicken inner gold, which is a mixture of high sugar and high carb water from a nutritional point of view. Personally, it is more recommended that if the child eats too much, more exercise is a good way to consume food, and if the discomfort symptoms worsen, please carry out reasonable treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
What should I do if I accumulate food?
The performance of what is often said about "accumulation of food" is similar to that of "functional indigestion" said by modern medicine. Children develop indigestion mostly because they eat too much or too fast, or the food is too greasy and spicy (in fact, adults are the same).
If it is not caused by primary diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux, gastritis, lactose intolerance, then the solution is relatively simple, since eating too much, the gastrointestinal load is too large, then reduce the workload of the "gastrointestinal tract", rest and adjust it.
Dietary advice for children who "accumulate food"
Indicated by a child's appetite:
If there is no appetite, do not eat, so that the stomach and intestines get enough rest to restore function.
When your child has an appetite, eat fewer and more meals.
Pay attention to eating light and digestible foods, avoid foods with high fat and high calories, avoid eating too fast, and eat foods that are too spicy and irritating.
Suitable foods:
Vegetable tofu noodle soup, tomato egg gnocchi soup, vegetable porridge, fruit white ear porridge, red bean millet porridge, etc.
Foods to avoid:
Fatty meat, cakes, fried chicken, french fries, chocolate, tea, cola, Sprite and other sugary carbonated drinks, if there is excessive gastric acid secretion, foods that promote gastric acid secretion should also be eaten less, such as glutinous rice, oranges, pineapple, hawthorn, vinegar and so on.
Of course, in addition to the above points, at the same time, you can take your child to seek medical treatment, and if necessary, the doctor will prescribe some drugs, such as antacid drugs to relieve excessive stomach acid, etc., to alleviate the child's discomfort symptoms.
Dietitian reminds
If your child has severe abdominal pain, stool or vomit with blood or blackness, you must seek medical attention in time.
What are some of your best tips for dealing with your child's "accumulation of food"?
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About author:Wang Bin, a child nutritionist, is a national second-level public nutritionist and a national senior nutrition lecturer. Good at combining medicine with modern nutrition knowledge, focusing on the field of maternal and infant nutrition and health, teaching you to feed your children scientifically!