What to do if your child has diarrhea due to internal heat

Children have weak spleen and stomach, and a little bit of food may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea. It is not just catching a cold that may cause diarrhea in children. Some children may also have diarrhea due to getting angry. For example, if a child eats too much chili peppers, it may cause acute gastroenteritis. So what should we do if a child has diarrhea due to getting angry? Next, I will introduce several specific methods.

⑴ Eat more heat-clearing vegetables, such as cabbage: it is slightly cold in nature, has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, and promoting bowel movements.

Celery: It is cold in nature, can remove liver fire and relieve heat in the lungs and stomach. It is beneficial for babies who are prone to getting "heaty" to eat it regularly.

Lettuce: It is slightly cold in nature, crisp and tender, and rich in water. It can relieve gas, clear away heat and reduce phlegm. It is suitable for babies with heat in the lungs and stomach.

Lotus root: It is mild and cold in nature. It is best eaten raw or mashed into juice. It has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting body fluid, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. The effect is better if taken with pear juice.

Lily: It is mild and slightly cold in nature, has the effect of clearing heat, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is effective for residual heat after fever, sore throat, irritability and thirst.

Bitter melon: It is very cool in nature, bitter in taste, and can relieve the excessive fire in the six meridians. It is a bitter, cold, heat-clearing food.

⑵ Eat some fruits, such as grapefruit and pear: they are cold in nature and slightly sour in taste. In addition to clearing away heat, they can also moisten the lungs. They are very suitable for babies with lung heat, cough, yellow sputum, and dry and sore throat.

Water chestnut: It is slightly cold in nature and rich in juice. It is very suitable for babies who have residual heat after a fever, such as irritability, thirst, mouth sores, dry stools and yellow urine, etc.

Star fruit: It is cold in nature, tastes sour and sweet, and can clear away heat and promote salivation. It is most suitable for babies with excessive internal heat and oral ulcers.

⑶ Give your child some mung bean soup or mung bean porridge. Mung bean is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat and detoxify. It is most suitable for babies with bad temper and upset.

To sum up, babies should eat less food that is easy to cause inflammation and diarrhea, such as spicy food, greasy food, fried food, high-fat food, particularly cold food, etc. In addition to diet, you also need to pay attention to keeping the baby warm. If the baby's abdomen gets cold, it will also cause diarrhea.