What to do if your baby often gets sick | May be caused by spleen deficiency
I. Baby often gets sick or due to spleen deficiency
The spleen and stomach are the foundation of postnatal life and have a significant impact on growth and development. Spleen deficiency is a common and frequently occurring disease in childhood, and it is a common clinical disease in pediatric medicine. Its main symptoms include decreased appetite, mental fatigue but easy to get angry, tiredness of limbs, abdominal distension after meals, irregular bowel movements (such as loose stools, hard stools, some are undigested), aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale or pale red tongue, swollen or tooth marks on the tongue, pale red fingerprints, weak and weak pulse, etc. The condition is difficult to recover and often leads to respiratory system diseases in children, seriously affecting their growth and development.
Spleen deficiency symptoms are severe, and the causes are also complex. From a clinical perspective, the formation of spleen deficiency in children mostly starts in infancy, with congenital factors (such as premature birth, multiple births, and their own physiological characteristics) being the main factors, but the most important factors are acquired factors, such as improper milk feeding (no breastfeeding, excessive nutrition, failure to timely add complementary foods, improper addition of complementary foods, failure to timely wean, excessive night feeding, excessive consumption of cold tea, etc.), excessive use of antibiotics, and unreasonable living habits. Every parent, especially first-time parents, should study seriously how to raise their children, understand the physiological characteristics of infants and young children, master scientific parenting methods, and remember that eating more does not necessarily make children grow better.
II. Symptoms of spleen deficiency in children
Children with spleen deficiency generally have poor appetite, bowel disorders (including diarrhea, loose stools, increased frequency of bowel movements, or difficult bowel movements), pale and dull complexion, thin body (weight is 10% lower than the average value of the same age and gender), pale tongue with a white coating, etc. At the same time, they may also have fatigue and weakness of limbs, abdominal distension, mild edema, mild anemia, saliva drooling, sleepiness or excessive sweating, and weak and weak pulse.
III. What dietary issues should be noted for children with spleen deficiency
1. Foods suitable for spleen deficiency
Diet can cause harm to the spleen and stomach, but it can also have good therapeutic effects. It is recommended to eat foods that nourish the spleen and invigorate qi, awaken the spleen and appetize, and aid digestion, such as glutinous rice, indica rice, scorched rice, coix seed, cooked lotus root, chestnut, Chinese yam, mung bean, cow meat, chicken meat, rabbit meat, beef tripe, pig tripe, freshwater fish, grapes, red dates, carrots, potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, etc.
2. Foods to avoid for spleen deficiency
Children with spleen deficiency, due to their weaker bodies, need to be more careful about their diet compared to ordinary people. They should eat less foods that are cold in nature and can easily damage the spleen, such as bitter gourd, cucumber, winter melon, eggplant, water spinach, celery, amaranth, water bamboo, lettuce, jellyfish, banana, loquat, pear, watermelon, green beans, tofu, wheat, etc. Foods that are thick and greasy and can easily hinder the function of the spleen, such as duck meat, pork, turtle meat, oyster meat, milk, sesame, etc., should also be arranged rationally. Foods that are qi-regulating and can easily consume the spleen, such as buckwheat, hawthorn, radish, cilantro, should also be arranged according to specific conditions to avoid harm to the body.
IV. Dietary therapy for regulating spleen deficiency in children
1. Raisin Porridge
Function: Nourishes the stomach and invigorates the spleen, suitable for children with spleen deficiency and anemia.
Ingredients: 50g glutinous rice, 10g raisins.
Usage: Cook glutinous rice with enough water until it is 90% done, then add raisins and simmer until it becomes mushy.
2. Red Date Millet Porridge
Function: Suitable for children with poor digestion and loss of appetite due to spleen deficiency.
Ingredients: 5 red dates, 30g millet.
Usage: Rinse the millet, stir-fry it in a pot over low heat until slightly yellow, then add water and red dates, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge.
3. Lotus Seed Yam Porridge
Function: Suitable for weak children with poor appetite and spleen and stomach weakness.
Ingredients: 30g lotus seeds, 50g Chinese yam, 50g glutinous rice.
Usage: Peel and core the lotus seeds, add Chinese yam, glutinous rice, and water to cook into porridge.
If your baby often gets sick, parents should pay attention to the fact that in addition to poor resistance, spleen deficiency in children is also one of the reasons. Therefore, it is important to determine the cause and treat it accordingly.
