Can babies be treated with moxibustion?

Many people think that babies cannot be loved, it is just a fashion. Babies can be treated with moxibustion according to their body needs. For example, moxibustion treatment is effective when babies have diarrhea, but you should pay attention to choosing good quality moxibustion and proceed step by step. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping warm during moxibustion and avoid catching cold, because that will only lead to severe diarrhea. Of course, you should also pay attention to coordinating drug treatment when you have diarrhea.

1. Choose good quality moxibustion

When giving moxibustion to a baby with diarrhea, you must choose the right moxa and choose moxa made from high-quality mugwort. Do not use inferior moxa to avoid causing harm to the baby in all aspects.

2. Take it step by step

When giving moxibustion to babies, you need to control the amount and duration of moxibustion, and you should proceed step by step. For example, start with 5 minutes or less for each acupoint, and gradually increase the moxibustion time.

3. Keep warm

When the weather is cold, you must make sure to keep your baby warm when doing moxibustion, otherwise he will catch a cold during the moxibustion process, which will aggravate the diarrhea symptoms. You can perform moxibustion on your baby in a place with heating or air conditioning, or you can choose to tie a portable moxibustion box to your baby's body and let the baby perform moxibustion while wearing clothes.

4. Drink water before and after moxibustion

Moxibustion is a method of curing diseases by using fire. You will feel dry mouth and tongue after moxibustion, so remember to feed your baby warm water before and after moxibustion. In addition, babies with diarrhea lose a lot of water in their bodies. Drinking more water can also prevent babies from becoming dehydrated due to diarrhea.

5. Avoid burns

Babies' skin is more delicate than that of adults. Some parents have tried using moxa sticks on themselves and found that they are not hot, but at the same distance on a baby it will feel very hot. Therefore, you must pay attention to the baby to avoid burns.

6. Combined with drug treatment

Moxibustion is very good, but it is not a panacea. Therefore, we should not put all our hopes on moxibustion. It is still necessary to seek medical treatment according to your symptoms. After 1-2 days of continuous moxibustion, if the baby's diarrhea symptoms do not improve or become more severe, it is best to take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment with medication.