Many mothers often ask me: "I am always confused about food accumulation, spleen deficiency, and disharmony between the spleen and stomach. Are they the same thing?"

Spleen deficiency and food accumulation Spleen and stomach disharmony are the most common spleen and stomach problems in children. They are actually not the same thing, but they overlap and cause each other.

The following will give you a detailed introduction to help parents distinguish better, treat symptoms in a timely manner, and protect their children's spleen and stomach.

First, let’s understand the functions of the spleen and stomach. Why is "spleen and stomach" said to be a child's acquired foundation?

In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen and stomach are the "foundation of the day after tomorrow", and it is believed that "health preservation should put the spleen and stomach first" and regards the spleen and stomach as the foundation and axis of the body. What role does the spleen and stomach play?

The relationship between the spleen and stomach is very close. If the stomach is compared to a granary, the spleen is equivalent to a transportation company. The stomach is responsible for storing food and preliminary digestion, and the spleen is responsible for further digestion and transporting the transformed nutrients to all parts of the body.

After the baby is born, he needs a lot of nutrients during his growth and development. These nutrients mainly come from the diet, and the diet must be converted into qi and blood by the spleen and stomach.

This is the importance of the spleen and stomach to babies and everyone. Why is it said that most children’s physical problems are caused by the spleen and stomach?

Children are most likely to have problems in two major systems. One is the respiratory system, such as common colds, coughs, pneumonia and other exogenous diseases in children; the other is the digestive system, such as developmental delay, body weight, and constipation. , diarrhea and other problems.

These problems are all related to the spleen and stomach. This is what Chinese medicine says, "Internal damage to the spleen and stomach will lead to all kinds of diseases." Why do you say that?

Exogenous diseases are mostly caused by weak lung qi and invasion of external evils. Why do children have weak lung energy? This largely depends on the strength of the spleen and stomach. The spleen belongs to earth, and the lungs belong to metal. According to the five-element theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "spleen earth generates lung metal", that is to say: only when the spleen and stomach are strong can the lung system function strong, thereby improving the baby's acquired resistance and reducing the risk of respiratory and digestive problems in the child. Chances of systemic disease.

However, many parents feed their children improperly or are too pampered, resulting in their children being picky eaters, having severe partial eclipses, eating irregularly, not knowing how to eat in moderation, eating whatever they want, and constantly eating snacks and sweets. This situation not only damages the spleen and stomach, but also damages the lung system, causing children to suffer from various problems in the digestive system and respiratory system. What is spleen deficiency?

Spleen deficiency refers to problems with the body’s ability to absorb and transport food, which in turn leads to a deterioration in the body’s resistance.

What are the consequences of spleen deficiency in children? Not tall, body is thin.

Spleen deficiency leads to poor nutrient absorption and cannot meet the needs of growth and development. This will cause children to not grow taller and will not gain weight no matter how much they eat. The body feels weak and the spirit is listless.

The spleen governs the limbs and muscles. If the limbs do not receive enough nutrition, children will suffer from problems such as weight loss and weakness in the limbs. Picky eaters, anorexia, and food refusal

Spleen deficiency causes the inability to digest food, and children are prone to abdominal distension, which in turn leads to poor appetite, picky eaters, and unwillingness to eat. Poor physical constitution, prone to colds and coughs.

After spleen deficiency, nutrition cannot keep up, and physical fitness will be very poor. Over time, it will also lead to lung qi deficiency, causing repeated colds, coughs, etc. Dull hair and sallow complexion

"The lungs govern the fur", and fur is the most important defense system on our body surface. If the function of fur becomes weak, children will have dull hair, complexion and chlorotic skin, etc. Love to drool

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the fluid in the spleen is saliva", so children with spleen deficiency will often drool. Prone to constipation or diarrhea

With a weak spleen, body fluids cannot be transferred to the large intestine. The large intestine will become dry, and children are prone to constipation. Children who are unable to digest food may suffer from diarrhea as soon as they eat. Poor temper

If a child has the above-mentioned symptoms of spleen deficiency, has a bad temper, and is prone to crying, it may be due to deficiency of the spleen and lungs (insufficient earth-born metal). Metal cannot overcome wood, thus causing liver qi to be too strong. Loses temper easily. What is accumulated food?

In fact, food accumulation is a type of spleen and stomach weakness. Accumulation of food will lead to weakness of the spleen and stomach, and weakness of the spleen and stomach will lead to accumulation of food. The two often cause and effect each other. Stomach accumulation

Some of the accumulated food in children is accumulated in the stomach, which means that after eating too much food, the stomach becomes blocked and they will not want to eat or even vomit acidic water.

This situation can usually be eliminated by eating some hawthorn (hawthorn can suppress meat) or radish (radish can suppress pasta). Spleen accumulation

If a child has stomach accumulation for a long time and is not eliminated in time, the function of the spleen will gradually be damaged, leading to more serious harm. This is formed after a long process. At this stage, the child will show symptoms of spleen deficiency such as diarrhea or constipation, easy bloating, thin limbs, not growing tall, and a tendency to get sick.

There is another characteristic of gastric accumulation and spleen accumulation: the symptoms of spleen accumulation may not be as obvious as those of stomach accumulation, but the harm is more serious.

If the child accumulates in the stomach, the symptoms may be more prominent, and parents can easily detect them, such as bad breath, sudden unwillingness to eat, and even acid vomiting. However, spleen accumulation is a chronic process. Unknowingly, children will become weak and have low resistance. Although spleen accumulation is not as obvious as stomach accumulation, spleen accumulation is often more harmful to children. What is spleen and stomach disharmony?

In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen and stomach are an integral concept. The spleen cannot be separated from the stomach, and the stomach cannot be separated from the spleen. They both belong to the digestive system of the human body. Disharmony between the spleen and stomach in traditional Chinese medicine mainly refers to the following three conditions. Incoordination between the spleen and stomach

If the spleen and stomach are not in harmony, for example, if the stomach is strong and the spleen is weak, the child will generally have a good appetite and can eat particularly well, but the spleen will be weak and the food eaten will not be absorbed. Originally, the stomach is responsible for receiving food, and the spleen is responsible for absorbing it. If it can accept but cannot absorb it and transport nutrients throughout the body, it is a disharmony between the spleen and stomach. Incoordination between the spleen and stomach and other organs

Disharmony between the spleen and stomach also refers to the incoordination between the spleen and stomach and other organs. For example, disharmony between the spleen and stomach and poor mood can also cause disharmony between the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are not in harmony with the external environment

This situation actually refers to what we often call acclimatization. We suddenly go to a certain place and are not accustomed to the local soil and water. We are prone to stomach upset, which is also called spleen and stomach disharmony. This is a sign that the spleen and stomach are not in harmony with the external environment.

In the final analysis, spleen deficiency, food accumulation, and disharmony between the spleen and stomach are more harmful to children's health. There is generally a development process between them: children usually have ordinary stomach accumulation at first, and slowly develop spleen accumulation, which in turn causes spleen deficiency and spleen-stomach disharmony.

If there is a problem with the child’s spleen and stomach, parents must pay attention to it. Ordinary food accumulation is mostly an emergency, which is easy to eliminate and will be cured in two or three days. However, spleen deficiency is a chronic disease and must be treated slowly bit by bit.

Parents must pay attention to distinguish the state of their children and provide timely symptomatic treatment.