What to do if your one-year-old baby has iron deficiency anemia?

Nowadays, many children suffer from iron deficiency. Generally, iron deficiency in children will cause iron deficiency anemia. Therefore, parents must pay attention to this. What should they do if their children are iron deficient? Don't be too anxious at this time. After all, the child is still young and his body can absorb nutrients more easily. As long as they take dietary supplements, it will be fine. So here is some information about children's iron deficiency.

First of all, it is necessary to determine whether the baby is lacking in nutrients. For children who are calcium deficient, it is best to first understand their diet, whether they are lacking in cod liver oil (vitamin D), and whether they are consuming enough calcium-rich foods such as milk. If the baby has anemia, do not supplement iron immediately, but first rule out thalassemia (a congenital hemoglobin abnormality), iron deficiency anemia, inflammation, or lead poisoning. Nowadays, food is extremely abundant, and there are many foods containing iron. If your baby suffers from iron deficiency anemia, he or she can get it from food under the guidance of a doctor.

Secondly, the absorption of various nutrients has its specificity. To supplement nutrition for your baby effectively, you must grasp the absorption rules of different nutrients. Calcium absorption mainly occurs in the proximal small intestine, which is an active absorption process that requires energy, and active vitamin D can promote calcium absorption. When the diet is low in calcium or the body's demand for calcium increases, the intestines become immediately active and actively absorb calcium. Calcium absorption is closely related to age. The younger the age, the higher the calcium absorption rate. Iron absorption is also in the proximal small intestine. The characteristics of iron absorption are that it is affected by three feedback mechanisms. Intermittent, small-dose iron supplementation, plus some vitamin C and B2, will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Secondly, try to eliminate factors that interfere with nutrient absorption. When different nutrients enter the body and are absorbed, they may interfere with each other. Therefore, to improve the efficiency of nutrient absorption, efforts should be made to eliminate interference from other factors during nutrient absorption. In the past, it was believed that high-phosphorus foods would affect the absorption and loss of calcium, so most advanced formula milk powders adjusted the calcium-phosphorus ratio to facilitate calcium retention. There is a strong competition between inorganic iron and inorganic zinc, and they interfere with each other's absorption. Calcium, iron, and zinc are all absorbed in the form of divalent ions. They will compete with each other during intestinal absorption, so it is best not to take them at the same time.

Through the above understanding, I believe many parents should have a certain understanding of what to do if their children are iron deficient. Children's iron deficiency will appear at different stages, and of course children will have different symptoms at different stages. Therefore, parents must pay close attention to their children. Once a child has any problems, they should take the child to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Don't be too careless and think that minor illnesses are nothing. If big problems really arise in the future, it will be too late to regret. Here I wish all children healthy growth.