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Video content is professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Nguyen Thi My Linh - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital
The fact that the baby begins to grow the first baby teeth in life will cause discomfort, changes in the body's processes may cause the child to have a fever or anorexia when teething... and parents do not know what to do. how?
According to research, 1 in 3 children will have anorexia, especially when teething. The cause may be because the gums are torn, causing pain, fever leading to anorexia when teething. Understanding this will help parents know what to do when children are anorexic?
For children with teething anorexia, it is important that parents do not lose their temper but force their children to eat because this makes them even more uncomfortable, prepare foods that children love and are easy to eat like porridge. , soup ... to help children eat less pain. In particular, during the process of teething, anorexia nervosa, in addition to paying attention to the child's nutrition, parents also do not forget to take care of the child's teeth every day. Because children are too young to brush their teeth, mothers can use milk towels with boiled water to cool or physiological saline to clean their teeth.
If the child's anorexia when teething can improve on its own in a few days, parents do not need to apply medicine. However, if the child has a high fever, it is necessary to take him to the hospital to be examined and treated promptly by a doctor.
Children with anorexia when teething will usually last from 3-5 days, not all children have this phenomenon. However, parents do not need to worry too much, instead, monitor the health status of the child to have an appropriate care regimen.
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