Question
My child is now 6 months old and has been having trouble with breastfeeding for the past week. I’ve tried using Mami Love and the Digestive Tonic, but it didn’t seem to work well. Then I used Pàng Dé Shēng and Shí Mù Shēng, and the child’s stool turned yellowish-white. Is this due to indigestion or other reasons? Please advise. What medication should I use?
Answer
Hello, have there been any recent cases of the child catching a cold or consuming unclean food? Based on your description, it appears to be a case of pediatric anorexia, which mainly manifests as a lack of appetite, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal bloating. Prolonged lack of appetite can affect a child’s growth and development. It is recommended that you use some medications to promote gastrointestinal motility for treatment, and you can try taking some traditional Chinese medicine preparations with properties such as smoothing the flow of Qi, reversing the adverse flow, dissipating stasis, and relieving pain, such as Si Mo Decoction Oral Liquid, etc., for adjustment. In addition, it is necessary to cultivate good meal habits in the child, eat on time, eat more vegetables and fruits, and work together to promote gastrointestinal motility, eliminate gastrointestinal bloating, and improve the symptoms of loss of appetite.