The eructation at children in many cases is considered norm. For example, at newborn babies it serves as means of removal of gases. However too frequent eructation at children of any age can demonstrate presence of the serious diseases connected with work of digestive tract. Parents have to pay special attention to a number of factors.
The eructation is an uncontrollable release of air or gas in a mouth from a stomach which can be followed by vomiting. The amount of the food which is torn away by a stomach can be a miscellaneous.
Eructation at the baby
The main cause of an eructation at the baby – excessive hit of air in a stomach. There is it during feeding. Together with liquid the kid swallows air which then brings discomfort. The organism independently gets rid of it through vomiting of food.
However there are moments which have to guard parents. If, for example, the eructation appears several times a day, then it is necessary to pay attention to feeding process. The child has to take a breast or a small bottle densely lips. Otherwise at the wrong feeding of vomiting and an eructation will occur more often, and the child can remain hungry. The small bottle with liquid should be held a bottom up to exclude hit of additional air in a stomach of the kid. After feeding it is necessary to take several minutes the baby in vertical position. To rock to sleep or at once it is not recommended to put it in a bed. In the normal mode the eructation has to appear at the baby after feeding after a while. If vomiting happens during meal or right after it, then, it is quite probable that you overfeed the child. Try to increase number of feedings, but reduce at the same time portions.
Smell during vomiting
Even if the eructation at the child appears not often, pay attention to its smell. The fact is that in certain cases rejection of food is the result of presence of the serious diseases connected with digestive organs, kidneys or a liver. The sour smell during an eructation testifies to gastritis probability at the child. The musty unpleasant smell can be caused by digestive tract diseases. In the presence of such symptoms it is necessary to show the kid to the expert and to undergo full inspection. At once exclude self-treatment and do not ignore an eructation even at the slightest suspicions about problems with health at the child. Try to cook full-fledged and quality food for the kid. Products have to be fresh.
What products cause an eructation
In certain cases not only the wrong feeding or internal diseases, but also products which the kid eats can become the reason of an eructation. Pay attention to a food allowance of the child. Try to give less to it such products as peas, haricot, cabbage. Carbonated drinks also cause effect of an eructation. During acceptance of food do not allow the child to wash down it with a large amount of water. It is better to do it by small drinks at meal time. Fast having a snack with no drink can also become the eructation reason.