Patient's question:
Daughter is 31 months old. Two days ago, I took her to the pediatric hospital for a check-up. The doctor said she has anorexia and is being treated with bloodletting therapy combined with stomach-strengthening medicine. I would like to ask: I heard that bloodletting therapy doesn’t need to draw blood (I didn’t know at first, but after the doctor drew some, I thought it wasn’t clean and drew again). What are the consequences?Is it true that coughing cannot be treated with bloodletting therapy? What are the effects? Please answer this question from the doctor. Thank you very much!
First follow-up question: When my daughter went to the hospital, she had a slight cold. The doctor said coughing cannot be treated with bloodletting therapy. I told her it was a mild cough and not serious, but the doctor didn’t say anything and proceeded anyway. The therapy was applied to the middle horizontal creases of the four fingers on both hands. At first, there was some yellowish...
Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on your symptoms and description, it is recommended to feed reasonably, actively treat the primary disease, discontinue medications that may cause gastrointestinal reactions, and supplement with trace elements. Infants under 4 months old are best fed with exclusive breastfeeding. Add complementary foods in order reasonably and do not be hasty. Strengthen physical exercise: Appropriately increasing the child's activity level can accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, enhance the secretion of digestive fluids, increase appetite, and improve gastrointestinal digestion and absorption functions.