Pediatric anorexia is a common disease in gastroenterology clinics. Parents often complain that their children are not interested in the porridge, rice, vegetables, and even the flavorful chicken, duck, fish, and meat that are served three times a day. As the saying goes, “man is iron, food is steel, one meal is not eaten and you are starving”. The consequences of long-term anorexia in children are very serious, not only will cause malnutrition, anemia, but also may lead to low immunity, often sick, affecting the normal development of the child’s body. Pediatric anorexia may be caused by: 1, supplemental food added in a timely manner Pediatric 6-7 months is sensitive to the food texture period. Some parents add supplemental food too early or too late, it is easy to lead to the occurrence of anorexia. 2, sick pediatric fever, cold, cough, diarrhea and other symptoms affect the gastrointestinal tract digestive enzyme activity, easy to have a bad appetite, but this is temporary. In addition, the child suffering from gastroenteritis, peptic ulcer, ascariasis, tuberculosis and other chronic diseases will also affect the appetite. 3, the impact of drugs sometimes children eat too much medicine can also cause loss of appetite. The joke that “light medicine to eat enough” from a certain point of view, but also a little bit of truth. In addition, azithromycin and ferrous sulfate often stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing loss of appetite. 4, lack of zinc and other trace elements lack of zinc affects the tongue taste bud cell sensitivity, affecting the gastrointestinal tract digestive enzymes, resulting in decreased appetite. Iron deficiency anemia may also cause poor appetite. 5, climate change When the weather is hot, the activity of gastrointestinal digestive enzymes decreases, and it is easy to appear pediatric anorexia. Sometimes bad rest can also affect the baby’s appetite. 6, bad eating habits Nowadays, there are many only children, parents are easy to spoil, resulting in children eating without moderation, eating too much food containing too much sugar and protein, which affects the appetite. Diet is not regular, resulting in the meal when there is no appetite, less than the time to eat and hungry, destroying the normal pattern of gastrointestinal digestion and absorption. 7, family, environmental factors If parents often intentionally or unintentionally in front of the child to comment on their favorite food, this food does not look good, that food is not good, over time the child is prone to anorexia and picky eating. Domestic violence, parents are too strict or indifferent to the child, may affect the child’s brain eating center, resulting in anorexia nervosa. In line with this, foreign countries have done animal eating related tests, every time the puppy eating time to give an electrical stimulation, over time, even if the electrical stimulation is stopped, the puppy to the eating time will not go to foraging. So the family, environmental factors and pediatric appetite close relationship. 8, mental psychological problems Some children anorexia belongs to the mental problems caused. Such as anorexia nervosa, autism, pessimism, anxiety and other emotions, will also reduce appetite. The children’s anorexia countermeasures: 1, health education, dietary guidance, increase scientific knowledge, add supplemental food on time. Adding complementary foods too early is likely to cause food allergy diarrhea, too late, it may lead to anorexia, nutritional deficiencies. The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a new report on infant feeding, which advocates exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, and the addition of complementary foods on the basis of breastfeeding after 6 months. However, the timing of adding complementary foods is not set in stone. At 6-7 months, thick porridge can be added and steamed eggs can be eaten; at 7-8 months, different textures of food can be added gradually; at 9-10 months, the quantity and variety of complementary foods can be increased; and at 11-12 months, soft rice, cooked vegetables, and snacks that are easier to digest can be eaten. Internationally, it is believed that exposing children to a variety of textures and flavors at an early age is helpful in avoiding picky eating in the future. Of course, if there is an allergy to a certain food when adding complementary foods, you should stop adding the complementary foods and go to the hospital in time. 2, massage weekdays you can put the palm of your hand around the child’s navel clockwise massage gently, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite. 3, more exercise pediatrics should be appropriate more exercise, speed up the body metabolism, increase appetite. Swimming, running, picnics and other outdoor sports are more suitable. 4, the treatment of the original disease such as respiratory tract infection caused by decreased appetite, need to treat respiratory tract infection, such as zinc deficiency caused by anorexia, need to supplement the lysine glucose zinc or licorice zinc, rather than blindly take stomach medication. 5, the family eating environment to improve in recent years, developed countries are increasingly respected family-based treatment measures. Establishing a cozy family environment, creating a good eating atmosphere, and establishing good interactions with the child when eating, so that the child can eat happily, are very helpful in improving anorexia nervosa in children. If anorexia nervosa is caused by mental problems, it is necessary to consult a psychologist or psychiatrist. 7, comprehensive eating behavior guidance Children’s eating style, parents’ feeding style, feeding attitude, children’s complementary food addition process, etc. are all very important. The need to establish a correct comprehensive eating behavior guidance atmosphere. In conclusion, pediatric anorexia has many causes and different treatments. If anorexia persists, it is best to consult a hospital to find the cause and promote early recovery.