What to do if your child has bad breath due to indigestion

For young children, their intestinal development is not yet fully developed and their stomachs are relatively small. They should eat small meals frequently. If they eat too much at one time, it is easy to cause food accumulation, which can lead to bad breath. Therefore, parents should pay attention to prevention and eat small meals frequently. If there is food accumulation in the stomach, you can massage the baby, let the baby exercise moderately, and drink more water.

1. Correct feeding method

Children may have bad breath due to indigestion, which may be caused by some digestive disease in their own physiological system. On the other hand, it may also be caused by improper feeding methods of mothers. Therefore, changing bad feeding methods is the most important part of treating babies’ bad breath problems caused by indigestion. If your baby has a poor appetite, do not force food into his mouth. Even if he eats the food, he will vomit it out. It may also make your baby more disgusted with eating and damage gastrointestinal function. The correct way is to eat small meals frequently to allow the baby's stomach and intestines to rest and adjust. This is very effective in improving the baby's indigestion problem.

2. Simple massage

If your baby has problems with bad breath due to indigestion, massage is a very good choice. You can let your baby lie on his stomach on the bed, exposing his back. Use the thumb, index finger and middle finger of your hands to gently pinch the skin along the two finger positions on both sides of the baby's spine, starting from the waist, and slowly massage forward until you reach the Dazhui point on the baby's neck. Massage for five to ten minutes a day, which can also effectively improve the problem of bad breath caused by food accumulation in your baby. Parents can also rub their palms to warm them up first, and then massage the baby's abdomen clockwise for about 30 times. This is very effective in relieving the baby's indigestion and abdominal pain problems.

3. Diet therapy

If your baby has bad breath due to indigestion, the most effective treatment is to use diet therapy. You can let your baby eat some acidic foods appropriately, such as hawthorn or citrus. Both types of food can effectively promote the baby's digestive glands to secrete digestive enzymes, quickly decompose the difficult-to-decompose fats in the body, and achieve an effect of promoting digestion. Citrus fruits are also rich in various vitamins and trace elements that can be absorbed by the baby himself, which can effectively improve the baby's physical fitness and enhance immunity and resistance. Try not to let your baby consume too much cold drinks in daily life, as this may cause symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency in your child. It increases the chances of your baby having food accumulation and bad breath problems.

I believe everyone now has a clearer understanding of what to do if children have bad breath due to indigestion. The several small methods introduced above can help babies improve the negative impact of food accumulation on themselves in the shortest time. It is recommended that parents and friends must urge their babies to develop a good habit of regular eating and never overeat. A full stomach is very beneficial to the digestive health of the intestines.