Patient's question:
Every time the baby finishes feeding, I hold her upright and pat her back to burp her. But since yesterday, the baby has been experiencing abdominal bloating, passing gas, eating less, and crying when fed. I can only quickly feed her when she seems sleepy. She hasn't had a bowel movement since yesterday. What could be causing abdominal bloating and passing gas in newborns?Doctor's answer:
Hello, bloating may be caused by indigestion, abdominal pain, or gastrointestinal dysfunction. In addition to medication, acupuncture can also be used to select points such as Shu Tian, Zhong Wan, and Tiao Kou, etc. The efficacy is also quite good. Frequent flatulence indicates poor digestion in children, because when children digest poorly, bacteria in the intestines will ferment more food residue to produce gas, leading to frequent flatulence. Digestive fluids can be given to help, such as "Happy Eating" digestive fluid. If the child is breastfed, the nursing mother should pay attention to eating light and greasy foods to avoid increasing the burden on the child's digestive ability.