A one-year-old baby who does not gain weight for several months may be caused by physiological conditions or pathological conditions, such as prolonged diarrhea and loss of appetite. Weight gain can be achieved by stopping diarrhea and improving diet.
1. Physiological conditions: If the baby grows too fast before the age of 1, there may be a temporary slow weight gain after the age of 1. However, its mental state, diet and other general conditions are normal, generally no special treatment, and continue to pay attention to its growth and development can be.
2. Prolonged diarrhea: babies with prolonged diarrhea can lead to malabsorption of nutrients, slow weight gain, or no weight gain. At this time should use antidiarrheal drugs, such as montelukast to stop diarrhea treatment. At the same time to improve the diet, balanced nutrition.
3. loss of appetite: when the baby indigestion, gastroenteritis and other conditions, can cause loss of appetite, may lead to several months without weight gain. At this time need to actively treat the original disease, dyspepsia can be given compound pepsin powder and other digestive drugs; gastroenteritis, such as bacterial infection, can follow the doctor’s instructions for the application of antimicrobial drugs, such as cefixime and so on.
When the baby does not grow weight for a few months, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a physical examination, including height, weight and neurological assessment, to determine the cause of the disease, and then standardized treatment. The above medications should be used according to medical advice.