"The child doesn't like to eat, let's give him some appetizers!" Many parents give their children digestive and appetizing medicines without the same caution as cold or fever medicines. Whenever the child has a poor appetite or eats too much, they go to the pharmacy to buy some for him. In fact, using digestive and appetizing medicines is not as casual as parents think.
Before giving children digestive and appetizing medicines, it is important to determine whether the child actually has indigestion, and further clarify whether the child has functional or organic indigestion. If it is functional indigestion, appropriate use of digestive and appetizing medicines is possible.
Prior to using digestive and appetizing medicines for children, it is best to adjust through diet first. It is advisable to reduce the child's intake of sugar and milk, have small meals but more frequently, to allow the gastrointestinal tract to rest. In addition, the diet should be light and the intake of fats should be limited, as excessive fat intake can easily cause indigestion due to the excess fat not being digested by pancreatic enzymes.
