Patient: description of the condition (onset time, main symptoms, hospital, etc.): child two weeks and seven months height only 81.5 weight only 20 eat a lot of eggs ah milk powder ah eat is slow growth and thin how to do ah Children’s Health Institute: child growth short, there is a mild malnutrition, whether there are genetic reasons, if the previous eating less often sick will also have an impact. At present, you need to check whether there is a deficiency of zinc and other trace elements, adjust the digestive and absorption functions, increase the caloric intake, to achieve an annual weight gain of 2 kg, height increase of more than 4-5 cm. Patience and good eating habits are needed. Q: The child was born prematurely and ate a lot, but grew slowly and thin, and went to the hospital for a trace element deficiency of zinc, and is now taking zinc supplements. Now twice a day, it seems that everything you eat is pulled out, not save belly, less absorption. The other thing is that when you feed your child a meal, you swallow it without chewing it. It’s just slow growing and thin. Compared to other children, they are much worse. What should I do? A: Premature children may have a tendency to catch up in growth within a year, some poor physical growth is very slow, in any case, we should pay attention to adjust the digestive function, appropriate supplementation of zinc and vitamins and other nutrients, but do not have to compare with other children, let nature take its course. Digestive enzyme probiotics can be eaten regularly if it is effective, you can also take infant key spleen dispersion to try, the pharmacy sells, if effective to eat 2 together to see. Other nutrients should be supplemented according to the specific circumstances of the baby. Q: How do doctors adjust the digestive and absorption functions of children sometimes good diarrhea can often eat pepsin and lactase? A: If you have diarrhea frequently, you should pay attention to your diet and take digestive medicine or probiotics, which can be taken continuously or intermittently if they are effective. The child has digestive problems, you can choose to take probiotics or infant spleen, but need to observe the efficacy, such as 1 week without special benefits can stop a few days to see, but zinc and other general need to take a month to have a significant effect, and observe the height increase may not be obvious for 3 months, growth is a very complex problem, each child’s physique type is different, the most important thing is to develop a good habit of not being picky about food and not being partial to food. It is most important to develop good habits of not being picky about food and not being paranoid about food, not to use bottles, to drink milk from cups and bowls, not to exceed 25 minutes per meal, and to practice chewing to enhance swallowing function. Create opportunities to encourage your child to hold a spoon and eat by himself.