Can children with constipation take Chinese medicine? Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for pediatric constipation

Nowadays, children like to eat fast food and drink drinks, and such eating habits can lead to constipation in infants and young children. Constipation can get in the way. The physical growth and development of infants and young children is a headache for many parents. Some parents find some home remedies to treat constipation in children, even if it is effective at the time, but this still does not solve the problem, but harms the baby's delicate gastrointestinal tract. Let's talk about how to solve the problem of constipation in children.

1. Don't use medicine blindly

Any disease needs to be treated by a doctor after syndrome differentiation and treatment, and then traditional Chinese medicine is used for treatment, so as to minimize the toxic side effects. Parents are advised not to use drugs based on their own experience, as this is not good for the health of children. Some parents find that their children are constipated, feed their children oil or honey water, and even boil rhubarb water for their children to drink. These methods will increase the burden on the child's gastrointestinal tract and stimulate the child's spleen and stomach.

2. Treatment of pediatric constipation

Children have a weak spleen, excess liver qi, weak physiological functions of viscera, and excess nutrition in the diet, which can easily cause heat in the child's body, affect the function of the gastrointestinal tract, and form constipation. The prescription of traditional Chinese medicine treatment is Citrus aurantium pills combined with Bupleurum decoction, which can strengthen the spleen and liver, and regulate the qi. Parents can buy pediatric food pills at pharmacies, which are suitable for food accumulation constipation.

3. Prevention and treatment of constipation in children

Parents can make puree or puree foods rich in dietary fiber and feed them to children, such as apple paste, corn paste, sweet potato puree, etc. You can also massage the child, massage the child's abdomen clockwise with the palm of the hand, with appropriate strength, which can speed up intestinal peristalsis and facilitate excretion. In terms of children's diet, parents should pay attention not to feed high-calorie, greasy food. Infants and young children should be best breastfed.