What to do if your baby is anorexic

Anorexia and parafeeding is a common miscellaneous disease in pediatrics, which manifests itself as a prolonged loss of appetite, a significant reduction in the amount of food and drink, or even refusal to eat, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, halitosis or burning palms and feet, yellowish color, poor mental state, etc. If not adjusted in a timely manner, it will lead to a decline in the baby’s resistance, developmental delays, and affect the baby’s growth and development. Mostly seen in children under 5 years old, 1-3 years old is more common. First of all, parents first take their children to the regular children’s hospital for a comprehensive and detailed examination, to rule out chronic diseases that can lead to anorexia, baby anorexia is similar to dyspepsia, too much diet, too sweet can lead to loss of appetite, reduce the intake of sweets will change; in addition, lack of zinc can also cause picky eating, anorexia, which requires trace element testing, in the daily diet to pay attention to zinc intake, if necessary, can supplement the Zinc supplements can be given if necessary. Reasonable feeding, develop good eating habits, do not give the baby too many snacks and nutrients, to create a relaxed and pleasant environment for the baby to eat, the baby is not willing to eat, to patiently guide the baby, to do neither unprincipled accommodation, but also not excessively reluctant to pay attention to the daily diet, to achieve a rich and varied food, timed quantitative, reasonable arrangements, adequate vegetables, fruits, to the child with interesting cartoon tableware, let the child interested in eating. The child will be interested in eating. If the anorexia is caused by a disease, we must identify the cause and actively treat it, and after the original disease is cured, the baby will naturally increase his appetite.