Pediatric diarrhea is a general term for digestive tract diseases caused by various viruses or bacteria. It has multiple causes and should be classified for treatment. For the treatment of cold-damp type diarrhea, the principle of warming the middle and dispelling cold, invigorating the spleen, and transforming dampness should be followed. Let's take a look at how pediatric massage is used to treat cold-damp diarrhea.
Main Symptoms of Pediatric Cold-Damp Diarrhea
The stool is watery, pale, and odorless. There is rumbling in the intestines, crying due to abdominal pain, pale lips and face, weak spirit, curled up in bed, no thirst, pale tongue with white coating, slow and slippery pulse, and pale fingerprints.
Analysis of Symptoms of Pediatric Cold-Damp Diarrhea
Cold-damp Yin evil obstructs and suppresses the yang qi, the spleen yang is not vigorous, and water dampness cannot be transformed, resulting in watery and pale stool without odor. Cold congeals and dampness obstructs, qi stagnation attacks, and conflicts with water, resulting in rumbling in the intestines and abdominal pain. Cold and dampness obstruction leads to no thirst, depressed yang leads to weak spirit, loss of warmth leads to curling up in bed, pale lips and face, and the tongue, pulse, and fingerprints all indicate cold and dampness.
Pediatric Cold-Damp Diarrhea Massage Prescription
Treatment principle: Warm the middle and dispel cold, transform dampness and stop diarrhea.
Massage prescription: Tonify the spleen earth, push the Gate of Life towards the transverse stripes, rub the One Navel Depression, rub the Spirit Gate, rub the Outer Labor, stimulate the Small Intestine, rub the Two Persons Riding on Horses, follow the circulation of the Inner Eight Trigrams, push the Four Transverse Stripes, guide the earth into water, push up the Seven Segments, rub the Turtle Tail, massage the abdomen, and rub the navel.
Explanation of Pediatric Cold-Damp Diarrhea Massage Prescription
Pushing the Gate of Life towards the transverse stripes is effective in stopping diarrhea and lifting. Rubbing the One Navel Depression and Spirit Gate can warm the middle and dispel cold. Following the circulation of the Inner Eight Trigrams regulates the smooth flow of qi. Rubbing the Turtle Tail, pushing up the Seven Segments, massaging the abdomen, and rubbing the navel are the four main techniques to stop diarrhea, with definite therapeutic effects, and can be used for all types of diarrhea.
Prevention and Maintenance of Pediatric Diarrhea
1. Pediatric diarrhea is more common in summer and autumn, especially in infants and young children under one and a half years old. In terms of diet, it is advisable to eat less and choose light, soft, and easily digestible food.
2. Adding some coix seed and Chinese yam when cooking porridge can invigorate the spleen, protect the stomach, and stop diarrhea.
3. Pay attention to cleanliness and observe changes in the skin and mucous membranes around the anus. Topical application of tetracycline ointment can prevent ulceration.
