Symptoms of Yin deficiency in children

Children's physical constitution is relatively weaker than that of adults. If they are not properly taken care of, or if the child's physical constitution is relatively poor, it may have adverse effects on health. It is also common for children to have Yin deficiency. The so-called Yin deficiency refers to insufficient Yin fluid, which cannot achieve the moisturizing effect, which can lead to a series of pathological changes and a series of symptoms. For example, children have red lips, are active and prone to colds, etc.

1. Red lips and eye bags

If a child has insufficient spleen yin, his lips will be very red. Nowadays, there are quite a lot of children suffering from Yin deficiency. I think more than half of the children have Yin deficiency constitution, which is specifically manifested as insufficient spleen Yin.

Reason: The tongue is a reflection of the spleen and stomach functions. Insufficient spleen yin means that there is heat in the child's body, so the child's tongue and lips are also red. Because the spleen opens up at the mouth, its beauty is on the lips. The spleen corresponds to the lower eyelid. If the spleen yin is insufficient, the child's lower eye bags will often become swollen and red.

2. Hyperactivity and susceptibility to colds

Children with insufficient spleen yin are often active and catch colds easily when the wind blows. They catch colds frequently and their throats become swollen when they catch a cold. Reason: They are hyperactive because they have too much heat in their bodies and cannot control themselves. The cold is caused by injury to the spleen, which is weak; food stagnates in the spleen, which also causes yin deficiency, so it generates heat, which then moves upwards, resulting in a swollen throat when you catch a cold.

3. Poor tolerance and Yin deficiency may even change a child's temperament, and this change in temperament is the greatest harm to the child. Reason: Because children with Yin deficiency are impatient, they often do not have the patience to sit down, read, or persist in doing one thing, so it is difficult for them to develop good habits.

4. Causes of Yin Deficiency in Children

1. Improper diet: Children are in the stage of growth and development, and their spleen and stomach functions are not yet perfect. Therefore, if you are not restrained in your diet, eating one meal and full the next, not eating on time, or eating too many snacks, it can affect the spleen and stomach function, causing spleen and stomach dysfunction, spleen and stomach weakness and other symptoms, and over time you will become "pale and thin".

2. Eating too much cold food: Children are originally "yang-dominant" and are prone to internal heat, so they like to eat cold food. If you do not exercise restraint and eat too much cold food, it will easily damage the spleen and stomach, causing spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, and decreased function, thus affecting the digestion and absorption of food and the intake of nutrients.

3. Unreasonable use of medicines. After children become ill, they take a large amount of medicines in a very short period of time, especially some anti-inflammatory and analgesic western medicines, such as aspirin, paracetamol, indomethacin, erythromycin, etc. These medicines have stimulating effects on the gastrointestinal tract and cause nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Although the disease is cured, it leaves the stomach damaged.

4. Lack of trace elements in the human body, such as zinc deficiency, can lead to diarrhea and anorexia; calcium deficiency can lead to growth stagnation, convulsions, etc.; iron deficiency can cause anemia, anorexia, and growth and development stagnation. All of the above can lead to insufficient absorption of nutrients by the human body, which will cause children to become pale and thin over time.

5. Nutritional imbalance. Children have no self-control and eat without restraint. Once they eat too much, it will damage the spleen and stomach, causing digestive disorders, poor absorption, and sallow complexion and thin muscles.