Due to the young age of infants, dry stools cannot be treated with medication or injections. Therefore, the best method is to use dietary therapy. So what are the dietary therapy methods for dry stool in infants?
1. Milk sweet potato puree: Sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, which can stimulate the intestines, enhance peristalsis, and prevent constipation. When mixed with formula milk, it can not only stimulate the baby's appetite, but also make it easier for the baby to accept complementary foods. You can clean an appropriate amount of sweet potatoes and steam them into a paste. After mixing the milk powder, pour it into sweet potato puree and stir evenly. Suitable for infants over six months old.
2. Sugar cane juice honey Congee: Sugar cane juice, honey and rice, proper amount, first cook rice porridge, then add honey and Sugar cane juice, and boil it. Can be taken continuously for three days. It has the effects of clearing heat, generating fluids, moisturizing the intestines, and promoting bowel movements. Effective for children with insufficient body fluids, dry lungs, cough, and dry stools after fever.
3. Sesame walnut powder: appropriate amount of black sesame walnut kernels. After frying, grind it into fine powder and put it into a bottle. Mix an appropriate amount of honey and warm water once a day. It can nourish the brain and enhance intelligence. At the same time, it can also regulate children's dry stool, yellow urine, or restless sleep at night.
4. Crispy honey Congee: a moderate amount of butter, honey and rice. After washing the rice, add water to cook Congee, then add honey and sweet butter, and boil it. One dose per day, can be taken continuously for three days. It has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and has therapeutic effects on conditions such as insufficient qi and blood, constipation caused by intestinal dryness, and difficult to treat dry stool.
The above are some methods to alleviate dry stools in infants, which can be improved through dietary adjustments. The above dietary therapy is a good choice. Mothers can try giving it to their babies to eat, which can better eliminate the phenomenon of dry stool. Along with dietary adjustments, it is also important to encourage babies to drink more water and engage in more physical activity, which can be beneficial for bowel movements.
