Baby anorexia, parents worry. For anorexic children and their parents, eating is a very difficult and painful thing, the face of the table full of good food, but the child is not interested. Some are to eat a meal to play a game, around, adults chasing after feeding; some are a bite of rice to eat half a day, not chewed in the mouth not swallowed, a meal l, 2 hours to eat; some are reprimanded by parents, scolded, and crying and fussing, and finally still can not eat a few bites, to the end of parental helplessness. According to medical statistics, the prevalence of anorexia in children is now as high as 40%, and mostly occurs in children in the peak growth period, such as early childhood, adolescence, seriously affecting the growth and development of children. Anorexic children are often yellow and thin, dry skin, anemic, depressed, often shorter than children of the same age, and some are withdrawn, obstinate, capricious, temperamental characteristics. The problem of eating has become a major problem for young parents to break their brains, how can they make their babies eat more? To solve this problem, first of all, we need to know some of the causes of anorexia in children, in order to “prescribe” the right “medicine”. One of the reasons: children lack certain nutrients in their bodies, such as zinc deficiency. Zinc is an important element that is indispensable for maintaining a normal appetite, and research has shown that zinc deficiency decreases taste sensitivity significantly after 5 to 7 days, making eating taste like chewing wax and reducing appetite significantly, resulting in anorexia. In clinical work, after zinc supplementation for children suspected of zinc deficiency, if the taste sensitivity quickly returns to normal and the appetite increases, it often means that there is indeed a zinc deficiency; on the contrary, if the appetite does not improve after 1 week of zinc supplementation, it means that the child’s anorexia has nothing to do with zinc deficiency and the cause should be found separately. In addition, calcium deficiency, iron deficiency and B vitamin deficiency can also cause anorexia in children. Cause No. 2: Lead poisoning. Lead is the most harmful heavy metal element that pollutes human environment and damages human health. Lead poisoning in children can cause anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, etc. It can also be accompanied by inattention, irritability and developmental delay, so lead poisoning should be ruled out in children with anorexia. Cause No. 3: Poor digestive function. Such as chronic gastritis, enteritis, lack of sleep, etc. can lead to digestive disorders in children, resulting in anorexia. Reason No. 4: Too many snacks. Nowadays, most children are only children, the elders care a lot, all kinds of food is not afraid to buy, but afraid to eat. Babies often chocolate, cream cakes, senior cookies as snacks, children’s blood sugar levels are too high no hunger, so there is no appetite for meals, do not want to eat, between meals if hungry, but will be snacks, candy, of course, will not want to eat the main meal, forming a vicious circle. Modern physiology believes that regular gastric emptying and lower blood sugar will cause hunger, which is an important reason for appetite. And a variety of indigestible food stagnation in the stomach and intestines, is bound to cause anorexia and indigestion in children, affecting the secretion of digestive juices, and over time will inevitably cause disorders of gastrointestinal rhythmic peristalsis Reason No. 5: excessive parental concern for children’s diet When children occasionally anorexia problem, parents who are overly concerned about the child’s eating situation, excessive requirements and interference, and the use of a variety of coercion, lure the The result may be counterproductive and further strengthen the child’s behavior of not eating properly. Gradually, the child will learn to use not eating as a means to threaten adults to meet his requirements or use eating as a bargaining chip to get adults’ attention and care for him, which may lead to persistent anorexia. At this point, the more eager adults want him to eat well, the more he does not eat well, thus forming a vicious circle. Reason No. 6: Insufficient activity. Influenced by the modern society of housing units or high-rise housing and parents busy at work, children’s outdoor activities less, less interaction with other small partners, so that children’s consumption less, naturally not easy to produce hunger. Reason No. 7: Excessive excitement or nervousness before or during meals Some children play excessively before meals, too much activity, eating when the mind is not settled, naturally no appetite. In addition, some parents love to reprimand and scold their children when they eat, or the meal environment is cluttered, adults argue fiercely, etc., will make the child nervous, even if the child is hungry, but also can not summon the appetite. Knowing the above reasons, parents can target to prevent and solve the problem of anorexia in children. One of the methods is to take the child to the hospital for a comprehensive checkup, and for physiological causes of anorexia, treatment should be given in time. For children with zinc deficiency or lead poisoning, appropriate treatment such as zinc supplementation and lead expulsion can be given; for children with gastrointestinal rhythm disorders and abdominal distension, morpholine treatment can be given to eliminate food stagnation and promote gastric emptying, which can make children feel hungry; for children with weak spleen and stomach function, Chinese herbs such as spleen can be given to open the spleen and strengthen the stomach, such as spleen and spleen can be given to regulate the granules; at the same time, sufficient B vitamins and vitamin C should be added, because In addition, if the child is combined with other physical diseases, the appropriate treatment should also be taken. Method No. 2: Create a pleasant and cordial atmosphere for meals. Try to create a quiet, comfortable and pleasant eating environment for the child, so that he feels that eating is a pleasure. Parents should not add psychological pressure to the child for eating, do not reprimand or even physically punish the child at the dinner table. Children should be open to eating more or less, this meal can not eat, the next meal may eat more, “hunger is the best chef”, do not force the child to eat, chase the child to feed, which will provoke the child’s psychological aversion to eating emotions. Do not force children to eat when they are overly tired or unwell; you should first comfort the child and allow him to rest before allowing him to eat. Do not use food as a commendation for good behavior or as a punishment for depriving the child of food. Method 3: Develop good eating habits. Feed your child regularly and quantitatively, reduce snacks between meals, and develop the habit of not being picky, not being partial to food, eating a variety of foods, and eating the whole thing. Do not tease your child while eating, do not watch TV while eating, this will affect gastrointestinal peristalsis and digestive gland secretion, resulting in indigestion. Do not squat to eat, otherwise it will cause belching, erratic, abdominal distension, affecting the amount of food. Method No. 4: Fancy to induce appetite. To children to eat food, pay attention to freshness and variety, should pay attention to the meat and vegetables, and light food (such as rice, noodles, eggs, milk, vegetables, etc.), fatty foods as a supplement, but also a variety of vegetables and fruits, practice has proved that the diversity of meals, artistic, color and flavor, is a good way to stimulate children’s appetite. Method No. 5: Increase the amount of activity of children. Appropriate to increase the amount of children’s activities, especially outdoor activities, which can promote children’s metabolism, accelerate the digestion and absorption of food. The child has a sense of hunger, will be “hungry to eat”. But the amount of activity before meals should not be too much, so as not to be overly excited quiet and affect appetite. The sixth method: let nature take its course. For children who already have anorexic habits, when the child is distracted during meals, do not get angry, you can give the child a time limit for eating (for example, 15 or 20 minutes), if you can not finish eating, do not make a fuss, but to do not move the food away, the child eat a little less or do not eat a meal, there is no problem, when he shouted hungry, absolutely do not give snacks to eat, do not force or cajole. When using this method, family members must be unified and work together to carry out, there is a time to accommodate or one person to give in, it is difficult to work. Understanding the causes of anorexia in children and corrective methods, the right remedy, anorexia in children is not difficult to correct.