Do not underestimate children’s digestive disorders, these are the risks

Suara.com – The growth and development of the baby is greatly influenced by the health of the digestive system. This is as stated by the Head of Medical KALBE Nutritionals, dr. Muliaman Mansyur.

In a virtual Morinaga Chil Go! Press conference (25/3/2021), he
say indigestion is one of the most common problems that occur in child-child.

Therefore, parents must really pay attention to nutritional intake to maintain the health of the child’s digestive system.

According to him, the digestive tract can be an indicator of a child’s health. In fact, the digestive tract is often seen as the second brain.

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If the digestive tract is disturbed, the absorption of nutrients will be less than optimal, which in turn will have an impact on the growth and development of the child.

“Parents need to really pay attention to the daily nutrition of their children especially during this pandemic. In addition to providing healthy and balanced food, parents also need to provide appropriate additional nutrition because it can help increase the child’s immune system, ”said in a virtual Morinaga Chil Go! Press conference (25/3/2021) with the theme Caring for Children’s Nutrition During the Pandemic.

Muliaman said that the additional nutrition provided could be in the form of milk, vegetables and fruits. All these nutrients, he said, are needed to support a healthier digestive tract.

So that the good bacteria in it can form a more optimal immune system.

Muliaman also revealed the signs of a child experiencing indigestion, one of which is by looking at the frequency of defecating the child every day. If a child does not defecate in a day, the child experiences digestive disorders.

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“So the child has to defecate every day, otherwise that means there is a digestive problem. Keep looking at diarrhea or not, if diarrhea means there are bacteria. It can be from dirty food intake, this is what most often happens. So it is food intake, nutrition is very important to pay attention to, “he said.

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