Most babies have flatulence. What causes it?

Most babies have flatulence. What causes it?

1. The baby has been hungry for too long. When feeding suddenly, he sucks too fast and inhales a lot of air, which is easy to cause flatulence. The size of the hole on the nipple is not suitable, which causes air to enter the baby through the gap on the nipple. Excessive crying can cause babies to inhale other air while breastfeeding. Inhaled milk or other foods are fermented in the digestive tract under the action of intestinal bacteria and other digestive enzymes, and a large amount of gas produced will make the baby flatulent.

2. flatulence is mostly caused by physiology. Babies tend to swallow more air when nursing, or eat faster, open their mouths and cry when eating, or parents feed improperly when sucking milk with a bottle, which may lead to air entering the digestive tract and flatulence. Eating gas-producing food can also cause flatulence, such as soy products. Or the breastfeeding mother eats gas-producing food, and the baby will also flatulence after breastfeeding. Children's digestive dysfunction is that they can't digest food in time, and the increase of gas produced by glycolysis will also cause bloating. In order to avoid flatulence, parents can slow down when feeding, help their children burp, let their babies lie on their backs in bed, help their babies do cycling exercises, and help their babies discharge excess gas. Breast-feeding mothers should eat less food that is easy to produce gas.

3. There may be lactose intolerance or milk protein allergy. Pay attention to the baby's diet and make adjustments. Disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism caused by vitamin D deficiency. Attention should be paid to supplementing vitamin D to promote the absorption and utilization of calcium and phosphorus. Oral probiotics can regulate intestinal flora and help relieve flatulence in babies. It is suggested to go to the hospital in time for relevant examination and treatment under the guidance of a specialist.

4. Diet adjustment: To relieve your baby's flatulence, you can adjust your diet, such as giving your baby more helpful or digestible food and following the law of eating less and eating more until your baby's flatulence symptoms disappear. Massage: The correct massage method can effectively relieve the baby's flatulence. Parents can warm their palms, then put their hands on the baby's navel and massage the baby's abdomen with five fingers in circles, which will help the baby's gastrointestinal peristalsis and gas discharge. Proper exercise: In addition to massage, mother can also help the baby do simple exercise. For example, parents can hold their baby's ankles and calves and let them do "exhausted exercise" like pedaling bicycles, which can also effectively relieve the baby's flatulence.