Patient's question:
My son is two months old. When he was just a month old, he wasn't getting enough milk. My mother-in-law heard that adding "Wang Zai Little Muffins" could help, so now he eats about 40 of these muffins every day. Later, I heard that this food lacks nutrition and can disrupt the digestive system. I'm not sure if that's true, so I'd like to ask an expert for their opinion. If we don't add any food now, what should we do?Doctor's answer:
Infants and young children have delicate internal organs and are prone to digestive and absorption issues due to exposure to cold or weakness in their organs. In daily diet and lifestyle, maintain the following: "To keep a child healthy, leave them three parts hungry and one part cold." As they grow older, gradually increase supplementary foods. You can apply warm compresses or moxibustion to acupoints such as Shenque (CV8) and Zhongwan (CV12) and pay attention to keeping them warm.At two months, the baby should be breastfed or fed with formula milk. Starting to add supplementary foods at two months is too early and may affect the development of their digestive system, worsening current diarrhea symptoms. You can give the baby some Lactobacillus casei or Bifidobacterium to regulate the intestinal flora. If there is no improvement, seek medical attention promptly.