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Children fart a lot without going out, making them uncomfortable. The reason is because the baby is breastfed or formula milk or eats a lot of solid food... So, to improve this situation, what should parents do? The article below will provide information to help parents reduce anxiety.
1. What is a child's fart?
According to pediatric research experts, babies from a few weeks to a few months often have fewer bowel movements than newborns and days. These are considered normal expressions of children, so parents are not worried. When babies are 2 months or older, they will have a bowel movement about once a day or every few days.
Outside of this age, the frequency of bowel movements will depend on the baby's diet. If you breastfeed, you may not have a bowel movement every day because your baby's body absorbs all the nutrients in breast milk. The frequency of the baby's bowel movements may change depending on when the baby begins to eat solids, parents need to observe the foods to see which will make the baby fart a lot.
In addition, the infant's digestive system is not yet fully developed, so it is easy to have bloating, indigestion ... when there is no good influence from the outside. In addition, children at this stage, if they are not provided with adequate nutrients and get enough sleep, will also hinder the normal development process. In addition, having children with bloating and indigestion for a long time is also not good for the digestive system as well as health.
Therefore, parents see children farting more than usual and may even have a smell, indicating that their child's digestive system is having problems. Parents need to find a way to quickly handle this situation to help their children get out of this situation.
2. Reasons why children fart many times
There are many reasons why babies often pass gas without having a bowel movement, which can include constipation in children. Perhaps this is considered a common disease because the stool is hard, small and dry, so the baby can't have a bowel movement and the baby farts a lot. However, in addition to the cause of constipation, the child's frequent sniffing is also related to nutrition.
For babies who are breastfeeding
As you know, breast milk - the best source of food for babies from birth. When exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months, babies rarely experience constipation because breast milk is easy to digest and provides all the necessary nutrients. Moreover, in breast milk at about 6 weeks after birth contains a rich content of colostrum, which helps the baby strengthen the immune system and resist the effects of infection from outside. This substance also helps children to have easier bowel movements in the first days of life. When this compound is lacking, it is a little harder for the baby to have a bowel movement. Therefore, parents can detect that children often fart without going outside.
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Baby farting a lot can be caused by using formula.
Not all babies can be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months. Some babies have to be formula fed. When using formula, babies are more likely to swallow air. These gases accumulate in the abdomen and cause a lot of farting in the baby without going out. This phenomenon is quite normal because at this time the baby's digestive system is not fully developed. If the infant has this condition without accompanying symptoms of constipation or other digestive problems, parents do not need to be too worried.
When starting solids and switching to other foods, the baby doesn't go out but also farts a lot. This is completely normal as your baby is getting used to new foods other than breast milk or formula.
This food change can make the baby's intestines unaccustomed leading to gas. At this time, parents need to pay attention to their children when they are familiar with any food so that they can detect foods that cause fart symptoms and avoid using that food to prepare food. prepare food for children.
3. Some solutions parents can apply to help children not fart a lot
Newborns farting more than 10 times a day can be considered completely normal. This is a natural reflex that helps push the air mass in the abdomen to make the baby feel comfortable and comfortable. This case is similar to the phenomenon of burping in children.
Most babies with farting will subside on their own when the digestive system is fully developed. But if the child shows additional signs related to digestion, parents need to consider and intervene promptly.
Take the newborn to see a pediatrician
For children under 6 weeks of age who fart a lot and do not have a bowel movement for a few days, parents should take the child to the doctor immediately. Baby farting can be related to a number of health problems, such as: high fever, red skin, vomiting of food eaten, bloating or gas, fussiness after eating, or vomiting breastfeeding... Parents also have cases where their children are constipated, have hard stools and have difficulty passing stools.
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After parents send the child to see a doctor and can apply some more home improvement measures such as:
Add water for children over 6 months old. Drinking lots of water will help your baby overcome constipation, make stools softer and easier to be pushed out during defecation. Besides, parents also need to consult a doctor about the use of laxative juices such as apple juice, pear juice... Parents need to adjust their children's diet when they enter the weaning phase. . According to experts, children should eat foods from dilute to solid, eat less to more. At the same time, parents should choose a variety of foods with rich fiber content to make it easier for children to have bowel movements. Letting your baby do small exercises will help the digestive system be supported through foot movements. Parents can massage and bathe their children with warm water. Both of these activities help your baby relax, and massaging the abdomen can help open up the muscles in the abdomen, helping to avoid bloating and making it easier to have a bowel movement. If parents have applied the above methods and the child's fart still does not improve, the doctor may recommend using glycerin medicine. The medicine will help the infant pass stools easily and reduce the symptoms of farting. So, a child farting a lot can be due to many reasons and is also related to the age and nutrition of the child. However, if the children experience this fart, parents do not necessarily take the child to the hospital immediately because it can make the child more susceptible to infection from the hospital. Instead, parents should find out the new causes to help children improve the situation properly.
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