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Children are considered to be very sick if they show symptoms that they are sick almost every month and often need to take medicine. Parents can blame this situation on the body of each child, but in fact, children often get sick for a reason.Content is professionally consulted by BSCKI Cao Thi Giang - Children's Center - Vinmec Times City General Hospital
1. Children often fall ill due to their weak immune system and weak resistance
After birth, the baby receives some immune antibodies from the mother through milk. However, in the process of growing up, the child's immune system is gradually perfected. Therefore, children are very sensitive to changes in the external environment. Children whose immune system is slow to mature, which means that they have less resistance to foreign pathogens, they will get sick more often. The weaker the immune system, the more often children get sick, especially when they are prone to respiratory diseases that parents often call petty illnesses.2. Children often get sick due to poor digestive system
For young children, after birth, the child's digestive system is not fully developed, the intestinal microflora is not balanced, so food will not be digested effectively, the absorption of nutrients. into the affected child. Once the process of absorbing nutrients is limited, children are prone to lack of nutrients, which affects the functioning of many organs, especially the immune system, leading to children prone to many diseases.
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3. Anorexic children easily get sick
Just like adults, children need to eat enough to get energy for activities. But if the child shows signs of anorexia, anorexia, and loss of appetite, it may affect the amount of food put into the child's body, which leads to the child being deficient in nutrients, and as a result. Children may be deficient in nutrients, have poor resistance, are easily affected by pathogens, and they will often get sick. Therefore, you should pay attention to monitor the signs of anorexia and anorexia of children to take measures to help them eat more appetizingly, to limit the child's illness.The foods used in children's daily meals can directly affect the immune system as well as strengthen the child's resistance. Therefore, parents can use these foods to help children avoid colds, minor illnesses and develop healthy:
Lean meat: Pork, beef, chicken are classified as foods that help strengthen health. best resistance for children. Zinc-rich foods not only help ensure the body's zinc supply, but also help strengthen immunity and prevent viral diseases, such as colds and flu. Therefore, parents should supplement zinc-rich foods such as shrimp, crab, oysters, clams.. to help children strengthen their resistance. Dark green leafy vegetables have a fairly rich content of vitamin C including spinach, broccoli, amaranth, spinach... Citrus fruits, tangerines have a fairly rich content of vitamin C and vitamin A. , is considered as a food to effectively strengthen the child's resistance, and at the same time increase the ability to prevent infectious diseases.... Sweet potatoes contain a lot of beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E to help strengthen the system. children's immunity, against bacterial and viral infections... Foods containing omega 3 acids such as walnuts, fish oil, ... help children's immune systems better, prevent the attack of bacteria, viruses.... Yogurt contains many beneficial bacteria such as probiotics, which help children's intestinal tract inhibit harmful bacteria and restore the balance of intestinal microflora for children. In addition, the baby needs to add necessary micronutrients such as: Zinc, selenium, chromium, vitamins B1 and B6, ginger, acerola fruit extract (vitamin C), ... to improve taste, eat delicious , enhance absorption thereby helping to improve the immune system, enhance resistance to less sickness and less digestive problems.
4. How to take care of a sick child?
In addition to a diet that creates a good health foundation to improve immunity and resistance, doctor Cao Thi Giang recommends that parents take the following measures to take care of their children and limit minor illnesses:● Give children enough sleep, help children rest and recover
● Clean hands, utensils, objects, surfaces that children often come in contact with, to avoid the risk of spreading diseases because of bacteria, viruses...
Fully vaccinated according to each age
Encourage children to be active with age-appropriate activities
With many years of experience in examining and treating diseases in children, the Department of Pediatrics is currently Vinmec International General Hospital has become one of the major health care centers, capable of examining, screening and treating many specialized diseases in children. Therefore, if the child shows signs of immunodeficiency, the child is prone to minor illnesses or relapses, parents can take the child to Vinmec International General Hospital for examination and receive support and advice from doctors. doctors and medical professionals.
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