Life is lost,
Difficulty concentrating,
The child has these conditions,
May be related to gut health.
What should I do if my gut flora is disturbed?
Listen to what the experts have to say.
Intestinal flora disorders
Affects your child's attention
Lack of concentration and easy distraction in doing things are problems that often occur in the process of children growing up, and parents do not have to be too anxious and worried. When the child's problems exceed the normal limit, that is, disturb others or affect the order of life and learning, parents need to pay attention.
It's natural for children to be lively and active, but it doesn't have to be ADHD. Hyperactivity, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is caused by a variety of factors, including genetic factors, environmental factors, and dietary factors. Inattention in children is closely linked to gut health.
The central nervous system, intestinal system, and flora are called the brain intestinal axis. The instructions given by the brain affect the function of parts of the intestine. For example, when we feel nervous, we are prone to diarrhea, constipation and other symptoms. In turn, the gut can also affect the brain. For example, eating sweets can make people feel good.
There are both harmful and beneficial bacteria in the intestine. If the diversity of the intestinal flora cannot achieve dynamic balance, the number of harmful bacteria increases, and the beneficial bacteria decrease, there will be intestinal flora disorders, which will affect the child's attention.
What about your child's gut microbiota?
Take a test to know
From the dietary habits test
Risk of intestinal flora disorders
Fried, high-fat, and high-sugar foods can cause a child's gut flora to be disturbed.
To protect your child's gut health, you should eat it like this:
■ 1. Try to eat less fried and sugary foods and not picky eaters.
■ 2. Do not consume too much starch and fruit foods, especially for hyperactive, inattentive children, which can affect them.
■ 3. Vegetables not only contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, but also have a low sugar content, which can allow children to eat more in moderation.
Test from stool habits
Risk of disorders of the intestinal flora
To solve the problem of constipation in children, one should adjust the diet, and the other should adjust the intestinal flora. Specific adjustment methods require the help of professional doctors.
Measured from emotional state
Children who have emotional problems will generally have intestinal dysfunction.
The nerve factors produced by the intestines can act on the brain and affect the child's mood. The human gut microbiota can produce short-chain fatty acids, the most important of which are butyric acid, acetic acid and propionic acid. The higher the value of these three substances, the better the brain function. If the intestinal flora is disturbed and these substances are produced insufficiently, the brain will be damaged, resulting in emotional instability, crying, timidity, or lack of concentration.
Your child's gut flora is disordered
Parents should do the same
Expert advice:
■ 1. If the child has symptoms such as breath, picky eating (including the type, shape and color of picked food), and eating rubbing, it may be an intestinal flora disorder, and it is necessary to go to the hospital for intestinal microbiota testing, and a professional doctor will evaluate how to treat it next.
■ 2. Probiotics cannot be replenished on their own at will, and need to be supplemented in moderation under the guidance of a doctor.