Factors causing child bloating A number of factors can cause your baby to be bloated. Pain from colic is common in the first three months of a baby's life. It is also more common between the ages of six and 12 months when babies start eating solid foods for the first time. Some of the causes of colic in babies include: **Eating a specific protein in formula or breast milk:** Bloating pain in breastfed babies can be caused by a protein intolerance in the diet....identifying and eliminating the problem food can help with this problem....dairy is one of the most common triggers....if your baby is formula fed and seems to be bloated, then the milk may contain protein..you should consider an anti-dry formula. Sensitivity... **Eating some vegetables:** Children, like adults, may become bloated after eating some vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower.. It can be eliminated or managed.. **Drinking fruit juice:** Babies and infants should not drink anything other than breast milk or formula, and you should wait until six months to give water to the child... It is likely that they will have difficulty digesting the fructose and sucrose in various fruit juices, and as a result, they may suffer from bloating. or even diarrhea.. It does not eliminate the stomach, but infant constipation is often accompanied by gas and abdominal pain, and drinking water helps to resolve constipation or any additional problems with breast milk.. Formula, a quarter to half a glass a day; Give the equivalent of 60 to 120 ml of water.... When approaching 12 months, increase the amount of water to half a glass to three quarters of a glass, that is 120 to 180 ml per day.... ### Diagnosis and treatment There are solutions to detect bloating in babies and relieve it, some of the most important of which are: **Keep babies upright while feeding:** You can try to keep your baby in a more upright position during feeding so that formula or breast milk can reach his stomach more easily.... If the baby is hunched or hunched, it is more likely that air is trapped in the baby's stomach along with the milk or food.. Play soft music and ask the baby to play with siblings for a while at a lower volume.... **Burp the baby regularly:** Burp Repeatedly helps the baby to release trapped air bubbles in his stomach... When feeding with a bottle, keep his back straight and burp every few minutes.... **Check the bottle:** If your baby is bottle feeding, you need to be extra careful to inflate the bottle... He swallows while feeding, he is more likely to have a tummy problem... For example, the hole in the nipple or the bottle head should not be too small or too big.. Swallow Air is designed and it is mentioned on the packaging.. some jars are also curved and some have internal pores or a coating that prevents air bubbles from forming in the liquid and prevents the pacifier from spoiling.. lie on your knees for a very short time and rub his back.. this can help relieve too much pressure, but remember to avoid massaging the stomach and body of babies and infants.. it may also be anti-stomach-inflammatory.. useful but be sure to consult with your child's doctor about the type and brand of such drugs... > * Among the medical services provided in the clinic are periodic examinations of children, periodic monitoring of children's growth and physical development, treatment of various infectious, digestive and respiratory diseases in children and adolescents, nutritional counseling, education and periodic care of premature babies, monitoring and treatment of all periodic problems during infancy, periodic mental and physical evaluation of children. > > *special services of Dr. Mehdi Afshari: specialized office circumcision, home visit and online consultation* > > *Practice address: No. 193, South Mehrabad, Southern Air University, Tafarsh East, Tehran > > *Contact number: 021-66602506*