Does the stomach also have yin and yang? According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the function of stomach can be divided into "stomach yin" and "stomach yang"; Stomach yin is also called gastric acid and mucosa in western medicine, while stomach yang is in charge of the contraction and peristalsis of the stomach. Together, the two will produce stomach qi, which can decompose food.
Sweet, fried and cold foods are better to touch less. The reasons for food accumulation can be seen from two aspects: gastrointestinal development and diet. Dr. Dong Yurui said that children under 2 years old may not be able to digest different kinds of foods they have contacted smoothly because their gastrointestinal function has not been fully developed. In addition, the child's teeth are not long enough at this time, and his chewing ability is poor. Once the food is not fully ground when eating, it will cause gastrointestinal digestion difficulties. This is also the reason why Chinese medicine will include spleen in the "four deficiencies" of children's constitution.
Returning to the diet level, I said that if children eat too much and are too full, the digestive system will have problems. Eating sweets often makes stomach acid more, and food is easy to ferment and accumulate in the stomach, which in turn produces a feeling of fullness. Eating fried or cold food is easy to produce phlegm dampness, too much phlegm dampness, and the decomposition and absorption function of the spleen will become worse, which will make the gastrointestinal tract stagnate. In addition, because children at this stage like to grab things to eat everywhere, it is easy to eat unclean food that falls on the ground or expired food left in the corner, which will also cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Dr. Dong Yurui pointed out that in order to minimize the chance of children's indigestion, parents should stand at the front line and keep their children away from "uncontrolled" and "unclean" food mines, so that their baby's stomach can be strong.
Baby's indigestion, the empirical study of four appetizing teas in Chinese medicine &; The prescriptions for treating deficiency syndrome are quite different. Traditional Chinese medicine divides children's food into two syndrome types: severe excess syndrome and relatively slight deficiency syndrome. The following provides symptom observation and treatment prescriptions according to the two different syndrome types:
> symptoms of breast-feeding (empirical): empirical children usually spit out what they just ate within 5 ~10 minutes after eating, and the vomit is mixed with gastric acid and undigested food. My stomach is bulging and swollen, and I feel pain when I am touched or pressed (I don't like being touched). The stool tastes like rotten eggs, sour and smelly. His face is yellow and his tongue is thick and white. Sleep at night, trouble sleeping.
Treatment prescription: there are two main prescriptions for milk food accumulation, one is rhubarb and licorice soup, the other is baohe pill. As the name implies, rhubarb and licorice soup is composed of rhubarb and licorice. Rhubarb can not only soften stools, but also strengthen the spleen. When used properly, it can help gastric acid to secrete properly, and has the function of promoting digestion and guiding stagnation, which has a remarkable effect on treating food stagnation. Baohe Pill is composed of medicated leaven, hawthorn, malt, poria cocos, Pinellia ternate, dried tangerine peel, forsythia, radish seeds and other medicinal materials, which can help children to promote digestion and eliminate accumulation. Because it will not produce side effects, it belongs to relatively safe Chinese medicine.
Symptoms of spleen and stomach weakness (deficiency syndrome): Although children with spleen and stomach weakness are partial to deficiency syndrome, this deficiency is similar to the mixture of excess and deficiency. Like the excess syndrome, their stomachs will swell, their stools will be sour and smelly, and they will not sleep well at night. The difference is that it will take some time before they vomit after eating. When they vomit, they will not spit out solid food, but only sour water at most. And the belly is touched, * * * will feel comfortable. Usually easy to cry.
Treatment prescription: Children with spleen and stomach weakness can be treated with Sijunzi Decoction and Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli (that is, the hardened stratum corneum in chicken gizzards). The medicinal materials include Codonopsis pilosula, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and Endothelium Gigeriae Galli, which have the effects of invigorating spleen, tonifying deficiency, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation.
Four symptoms of food retention
The belly swells. The mouth gives off a strong sour milk smell and rancid smell. The tongue coating is thick and white. The stool gives off rotten eggs or fermented sour taste, and there are food residues in the stool. White radish water, chicken's gizzard-membrane powder … When it comes to appetizing food, people usually intuitively think of sour food such as sour plum, hawthorn and pineapple. Why is acid appetizing? Dr. Dong Yurui said that this is because acid enters the liver, and the liver is responsible for relieving and dredging, so eating sour things can help the intestines and spleen and stomach to dredge qi accumulation. Just because "acid" helps to digest stagnant food, if children have indigestion, they might as well make a drink with a small amount of hawthorn, dark plum, dried tangerine peel or radish seeds (radish seeds) for the baby to drink. Remember to add a little brown sugar to balance the seasoning when brewing, so as to prevent children from drinking too much gastric acid, which will cause gastroesophageal reflux. In addition, you can also give children simple white radish water or grind chicken gizzard-membrane into powder to feed them. Usually, a small scoop of chicken gizzard-membrane can effectively help the stomach discharge stagnant food.
Children's eating is afraid of affecting digestion and preventing food accumulation. First of all, we must start with diet. We must eat regularly and quantitatively. Don't try our best to stuff food when feeding in order to make children grow taller, which will only lead to indigestion. When the baby eats more and more diversified foods, he should be given a balanced intake of five flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty. In addition, it is best not to yell at children at will or scold them in a threatening tone during meals, so as to avoid children feeling scared and depressed, which will affect digestion.
Baby indigestion, Chinese medicine can't eat the four appetizing teas, and the burden on the stomach is heavier. Dr. Dong Yurui said that many parents will bring their children to see Chinese medicine "regulating the stomach", usually because they are worried about malnutrition. However, he stressed that modern children rarely have malnutrition problems, but often have overnutrition. If the child is in good spirits and vitality, but doesn't want to eat for the time being, let the child eat less 1 or 2 meals and then observe his situation. If the child regains his appetite after several meals, it means that his previous reaction may be mild indigestion, which is not serious to his health. Never "force-feed" a child when he can't eat anything, which will only make the gastrointestinal burden heavier. As the saying goes, "If children are safe, they will always be hungry and cold." It means that children should be given moderate opportunities to exercise, so that the baby will be more robust in the future.
Treating abdominal distension and helping digestion 4 appetizing medicated tea
Medicinal diet/tea name
material
way of doing things
Taking time
efficacy
Jiaosanxian tea
(empirical)
Coke medicated leaven, coke hawthorn and coke malt cost 3 yuan each.
Wash the medicinal materials, put them into a pot, add 500% filtered water, boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for 5 minutes.
Drink 50 at a time before meals.
Let the food accumulated in the stomach digest smoothly and help the gastrointestinal transport function return to normal.
Radish seed malt tea
(empirical)
Malt, husked sprouts, dried tangerine peel and radish seeds are 3 yuan each.
Clean the medicinal materials, put them into a pot, add10,000 filtered water, boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for 5 minutes.
Drink 50 at a time before meals.
Xiaomi yam porridge
(deficiency syndrome)
50g of millet, 50g of yam and appropriate amount of sugar.
After washing and peeling the yam, mash it into mud, put it in the pot with millet, cover the ingredients with water, boil it over medium heat to make porridge, and finally add sugar and mix well.
Replace one meal in a day.
Strengthen spleen and stomach, strengthen gastrointestinal function.
Sijun Jianpi tea
(deficiency syndrome)
Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. 3 yuan each, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae 1 money, Fructus Crataegi 2 yuan, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata 5 points.
Clean the medicinal materials, put them into a pot, add10,000 filtered water, boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook for 5 minutes.
Drink 50 at a time before meals.
Spleen and stomach.
Small reminder:
Jiao Sanxian tea, radish malt tea and Sijun Jianpi tea can be drunk before meals to directly reach the lower jiao (excretory organs) and effectively regulate the stomach. The dosage of the above three kinds of tea drinks is suitable for children who are 2 years old or weigh12kg. Babies who are over 6 months old and under 2 years old or under12kg must reduce the dosage according to their age and weight, and take them according to the doctor's instructions. Consulting/Dr. Dong Yurui Finishing/Editorial Department
Dong yurui
Education: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China University of Medical Sciences.
Experience: Resident of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital.
Current position: Attending physician of Chinese Medicine Department of Dali Renai Hospital.