Question
A two-and-a-half-year-old child, if they eat vegetables, corn, and other foods, these food components often appear in their stool. Is this a sign of indigestion? If diagnosed with indigestion, how should treatment be carried out?
Answer
The appearance of food components in a child’s stool after eating is usually due to a dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, regulating the spleen and stomach is the key to treatment. Dysfunction of the spleen and stomach can lead to a decrease in a child’s gastrointestinal digestion ability, causing undigested food to be expelled from the body. Additionally, food poisoning may also cause similar symptoms, at which point immediate medical assistance should be sought; do not delay treatment. To prevent bacterial food poisoning, it should be avoided that animal products are contaminated by carriers, animals, polluted water, containers, and utensils.