Children Surfeited


聖誕新年預防小兒食滯

佳節將至,聖誕、元旦、新春,加上各式聯歡會、自助餐及隨之而來的糖果糕點‥‥‥小兒隨時暴飲暴食、進食過量肥甘厚膩、黏滯難以消化的食物,引致食物積滯於胃腸,導致脾胃積滯,消化功能失常也是十分常見。

食積停滯時患者會出現消化不良之肚脹、腹痛不適、不欲飲食甚則嘔吐、腸鳴、便秘、腹瀉交替、大便臭如壞了的雞蛋、舌苔厚膩、口臭以及厭食等症狀。

以下有幾款常用湯水、方劑及糕點零食介紹給大家。

蘿蔔開胃湯

功效:芳香化濕、開胃健脾
成分:白蘿蔔1隻,黨參12g,淮山15g,山楂15g,神曲15g,麥芽12g,鴨肫2隻、雞肫1隻
民間素有「十月蘿蔔小人參」之說。性涼,味辛、甘,無毒,有消食順氣、醒酒化痰、止渴、利尿、通大便的功效。小兒腸胃積滯時,在各樣湯水、粥品中,都可加一些谷芽、麥芽、雞內金等健脾消食中藥。

保和丸

功效:消食導滯、健脾和胃
成分:神曲6g,山楂3g,茯苓6g,法半夏3g,陳皮3g,連翹6g,萊菔子3g
其中山楂消飲食積滯,尤善消肉食油膩之積;神曲,消食健脾;萊菔子消食下氣,消麵食痰氣之積;法半夏、陳皮燥濕健脾,行氣和中;茯苓健脾利濕;連翹散結清熱,可消食積於內所蘊之熱。諸藥合用,使食積得消,胃氣得和,脾健濕去,熱清結散,積滯自解。

至於其他健康傳統零食如:雲片糕、燕窩糕、薏米餅、綠豆餅、茯苓糕、山藥糕及山楂餅等,也是非常適合小朋友。其中雲片糕夾燕窩,不經烤烘,不燥熱,軟綿綿,味道清淡可口,相信更為小兒所接受。

如果小兒食滯情況嚴重,可向註冊中醫師查詢。


註冊中醫師陳慧蓉


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