When babies cannot properly excrete, you may wonder if there is any way to assist their excretion. After doing some research, it was found that a variety of fruits are the excellent excretion assistant. Thus, Babi Mild would like to pass on this information to all dear mothers.
- Banana. This is a kind of fruits that are available all year round at reasonably low price. Particularly, the ripe Nam-wa banana (or cultivated banana) contains high level of Pectin, a jelly substance, that helps to cure diarrhea and relieve suffer from constipation. However, excessive consumption of Nam-wa banana may cause flatulence.
- Ripe papaya. Normally, the raw papaya is use to cook a yummy papaya salad (Som-Tam, in Thai), a favorite dish for mothers. It is nice to know that ripe papaya contains a special substance that is good for digestion system so that it relieves suffer from constipation. So, the ripe papaya can be fed to babies. However, excessive consumption of ripe papaya may cause the diarrhea in children. So, it is said that too much is not good and too less is not helpful.
- Ripe mango. Although mangoes are available for consumption all year round, eating ripe mangoes directly cultivated from mango trees is impressively tastier, compared with the off-season mangoes. Mangoes do not directly help digestion system but Pectin in mango help to soften the babies’ defecation.
- Apple. This seems to be a simple fruit and not related to stomach system, but apple contains high level of cellulose that helps to nourish stomach and intestine. Besides, acid from apple is also useful for diarrhea treatment.
- Orange. This kind of fruit is rich of vitamin C, potassium, and folic acid, which help movement of stomach and intestine, reduce indigestion, and nourish stomach and spleen. Drinking orange juice regularly results in good urination.
As you now know these useful information already, feel relax if your babies have irregular defecation. What you need not to wait until next time is that you ought to get 2-3 kinds of fruits ready in your refrigerator, or you can cook the papaya in lime juice soup for your beloved babies tomorrow!