Dealing with dyspeptic bloating in children
07.03.2023

The baby's digestive system is immature, so it is easy to be "attacked" by bacteria that cause symptoms of abdominal pain, flatulence, indigestion, malabsorption... will hinder the physical and intellectual development of children.

What is indigestion bloating?

Bloating, indigestion is a very common symptom of digestive disorders. The disease makes the belly bulge, tight, feeling like it is full of water, causing discomfort even when not eating. Although not dangerous, indigestion causes discomfort in daily activities. 

A few causes of indigestible bloating

- Due to unbalanced eating: eating foods that are indigestible and easy to breathe and cause slow digestion.

- Foods that cause abdominal distention, flatulence: eating a lot of starch, fried dishes with a lot of grease, using alcoholic beverages, carbonated drinks, using recycled foods, raw, seafood,...

- Unscientific eating habits: due to eating too fast, not chewing well, eating at the wrong meal, on time, just finished eating, causing the digestive system to stagnate or due to eating while watching movies, laughing and talking while eating, swallowing a lot of air, causing abdominal distention.

- Gastrointestinal disorders: intestinal dysbacteriosis, excess gastric acid, Helicobacter Pylori (HP) infection, a bacterium that causes peptic ulcers.

Addressing indigestion in children

- Change the menu: Adequate nutrition, fortified green vegetables, natural vitamins, avoid weldable foods, foods containing heavy metals, hot spicy foods,...

- Split meals: Instead of eating a lot of meals, splitting meals helps your baby digest better, avoiding the situation that food is not digested in time causing bloating and not absorbing all the nutrients from the food.

- Let your baby drink enough water: Drinking water regularly while purifying the body helps the belly to be relieved and digested better.

- Digestive enzyme supplements or anti-flatulence medications.

Neopeptine products help Alpha amylase supplements are used in cases of flatulence, indigestion due to digestive disorders in adults and children.

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