Which Vegetables Soothe a Baby's Stomach?
Babies are known for their cuteness as well as their fussiness as they experience life outside of the womb, which entails many ups and downs -- including gas, stomach aches and constipation. Knowing how to resolve some of these stomach issues via changing both you and your baby's diet can help treat the problems naturally rather than waiting it out or relying on medicine.
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Diarrhea
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If your baby has a stomach ache and diarrhea, then you should introduce more foods with complex carbohydrates and starches, including potatoes. Also other vegetables with high fiber contents can help to absorb excess fluid in your child's intestines. Examples of vegetables that are rich in fiber content include avocado, artichoke and lima beans. It should be noted that if your baby has gas problems rather than diarrhea, foods with higher fiber and starch contents can make the situation worse.
Foods to Avoid for Gas
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In addition to eating certain vegetables that may reduce gas, bloating and stomach aches for newborn infants, avoiding other foods, such as cruciferous vegetables can help to reduce those same symptoms. Examples of cruciferous vegetables include members of the cabbage family, including broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale and bok choy. It's important to note, on the other hand, that cruciferous vegetables have numerous health advantages including the potential to reduce the risk of cancer as well as reducing oxidative stress that is caused by an abundance of oxygen-free radicals.
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Least Allergenic Foods
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If you are beginning to feed your baby solid foods, start off with foods that are least likely to cause allergic reactions, including avocados, carrots, squash and sweet potatoes. In addition to those vegetables, other low-allergenic foods include pears, applesauce, apricots, rice and papayas. Avoid foods that are commonly allergenic and full of lactate including cow's milk, citrus fruits, corn, berries, egg whites, nuts, peanut butter, wheat and yeast.
Avoiding Constipation
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Avoiding constipation can include both eating habits and foods that help keep a baby regular. In terms of eating habits, a child should have at least 1 oz. of fluid per pound of body weight each day in order to help the digestive system flowing smoothly. Using grazing as an eating habit rather than eating larger meals throughout the day also helps keep blockages from forming. Vegetables that are particularly effective at relieving constipation include turnip, garlic, radishes, onions, asparagus, sweet potato, peas, seaweed, alfalfa sprouts, beets and okra. It's important to note that carrots and squash are constipants for some babies, while, as a rule of thumb, colored vegetables generally help keep the stools regular.
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