What to do when a child becomes anorexic

  The most anxious problem for parents of only children at present is their children’s anorexia. To solve this problem, we should find the cause and prescribe the right medicine.  1, first of all, to see if the child has a disease, there are many diseases that cause anorexia, such as zinc deficiency, iron deficiency, rickets, anemia, etc., these are pediatric polypharmacy, which can cause reduced digestive function and affect appetite. These diseases do not have obvious acute symptoms and are not easy to attract attention, so if you find that your child does not want to eat, ask your doctor to check and insist on treatment if you have a disease.  2, parents do not know how much the child eat appropriate, so that the child snacks too much, the child alone without time, naturally do not want to eat, so the child should be trained to eat regularly, according to the meal full, no snacks, so that the digestive system also form a rule.  3, the child is in a bad mood, or eat when the spirit is not concentrated. When eating to draw the child’s attention to eat, and happy meal, in order to improve appetite.  4.To cultivate the child’s self-eating ability and improve the interest in eating.  5.In symptomatic treatment, focus on restoring the digestive function of children, mainly applying Chinese medicine, acupuncture therapy, chiropractic therapy, herbal treatment and zinc and iron supplementation.  Parents should master the knowledge of scientific child-rearing, improve the technique and art of feeding, arrange the daily life scientifically, ensure sufficient sleep and go to outdoor activities more often. Make children develop good eating habits, eat less sweets, eat more vegetables, match meat and vegetables, and have a balanced diet so that children’s appetite will gradually recover.