A child who is too thin and skinny is considered to be malnourished. Treatment of malnutrition in children mainly includes dietary treatment and medication.
1. Dietary treatment: For children who do not eat enough or are picky eaters, it is necessary to strengthen the intake of a variety of foods, such as rice and noodles, meat, vegetables and fruits, to ensure that the intake of calories is sufficient and nutritionally balanced.
2. Drug treatment: for the lack of trace elements such as zinc deficiency of children, can follow the doctor’s instructions to take calcium zinc gluconate oral solution; for poor digestion of children, can follow the doctor’s instructions to take the compound pepsin powder and other drugs; for the malnutrition caused by consumptive diseases, such as tuberculosis children, can follow the doctor’s instructions to take isoniazid, rifampicin and other anti-tuberculosis drugs.
There are other reasons for children to be too thin, such as hyperthyroidism, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. The above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.