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Children with anorexia slow to gain weight is a phenomenon of eating less than usual, eating selective foods, eating only a few types of food. There are also cases where children are afraid to eat, refuse or vomit when they see food. Meals take too long (over 30 minutes or even hours) because the child refuses to swallow food or refuses to eat.
Video content is professionally consulted by Professor, Doctor, Doctor Pham Nhat An - Pediatric Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
The phenomenon of slow weight gain of anorexic children is quite common in today's life, making parents not know what to do when children are anorexic? In fact, depending on the stage, age, and physiology of the child, there will be different ways to handle it.
Specifically, when anorexia children slow to gain weight, parents need to find out if the child has a medical condition that makes eating less delicious and reduces absorption. On the other hand, the way the child is fed also plays a role in causing this condition. The child's environment and psychophysiology also affect a lot on eating and forming the habit of anorexic, slow to gain weight.
In terms of psychological factors, anorexia children's slow weight gain may also be because parents force children to eat by hitting, yelling, forcing children to eat up to the limit. Sometimes the amount of food the parent requires is too much for the child to eat and as a result, the child will hold the food, vomit or resist. In the long run, children will be afraid to eat and lead to anorexia children slow to gain weight. So when children are anorexic, what to do?
When children with anorexia are slow to gain weight, parents can overcome by adding necessary micronutrients, although very small, but lack of micronutrients will greatly affect the child's body, there are proteins that The body cannot produce it but needs to be supplied from the outside. In addition, in order to overcome anorexia children who are slow to gain weight, parents also need to learn how to properly care for their children, such as teaching children to eat a variety of foods and always changing dishes and cooking methods to give them a healthy meal. children eat well. Always let children who are anorexic, slow to gain weight, eat on time and eat with the family because the whole family gathers around the tray of rice and eats while talking happily helps the baby eat more deliciously. In the case of children with prolonged anorexia, malabsorption, and growth retardation, parents should supplement children with supportive products containing lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, and B vitamins. help meet the nutritional needs of children. At the same time, these essential vitamins also support digestion, enhance nutrient absorption, help improve anorexia, and help children eat well. Parents can simultaneously apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption. The most important thing is that improving your baby's symptoms often takes a long time. The combination of many types of functional foods at the same time or continuously changing many types in a short time can cause the baby's digestive system not to adapt and completely not good. Therefore, parents must be really patient with their children and regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.
