In summer, many babies can be attacked by the symptoms of excessive internal heat, such as infrequency defecation and constipation. Many mothers think that the internal heat and constipation are mainly caused by the parched foods. In fact, the milk powder containing palmitic acid can also cause the formation of these symptoms. 

In summer, the loss of water from the babies’ bodies is increased, which can finally cause the internal heat and constipation. Except the reason of season, the compositions of the foods can also not be ignored. For example, one of the symptoms of constipation is the hard stool, which is caused by the insoluble substances in the stool. The insoluble substances mainly come from the calcium soup produced by the integration of calcium and the palmitic acid and stearic acid. The calcium soup can not be absorbed by the intestinal tract. Therefore, if the foods eaten by the babies contain abundant palmitoleic acid and stearic acid, the stool can be probably hard.

In order to remove the internal heat and prevent constipation for the babies, it is important to control the content of palmitoleic acid and stearic acid contained in the foods. When parents buy milk powder for their babies, they should avoid buying the milk powder containing palm oil, whole-fat milk and milk fat. The powder containing plant oil is better for babies, as this kind of milk powder can prevent and constipation and improve the absorption of calcium and fat for the babies. At the same time, the normal growth of bones and the absorption of energy can also be improved. In addition, parents should provide the vegetables like spinach and cabbage for their babies. The abundant cellulose contained in vegetables can accelerate the intestinal peristalsis and relax the bowels effectively.

In addition, parents should help their babies form the good habit of normal defecation. The importance of defecation is equal to that of having dinner. Eating is to survive and maintain the normal growth, and defecation is to remove the toxic substances from the body through metabolism. Parents can help babies defecate after dinner. For example, parents can let babies sit on the closestool regularly every day to set up the conditioned response of defecation.

In short, parents should help babies prevent the excessive internal heat and constipation by adjusting the foods and forming good habits of defecation. The foods provided for babies should not contain much palmitoleic acid and stearic acid.