What should we do if our child has anorexia?

In today's life, many children suffer from anorexia. This phenomenon is very common. In fact, it is not difficult to imagine. There are many kinds of snacks in supermarkets, and the snacks taste very good. Many children can't resist the temptation, including many adults. This will directly cause children to feel bored with staple foods and resist eating. Because of this, many mothers are worried now. Because the consequences of anorexia are very serious and will affect the normal height and weight of children, it is very necessary to solve the problem of anorexia in children. Through the following article, I hope you can have a simple understanding of this symptom.

1. The so-called anorexia must first rule out whether the child has a cold or chronic medical diseases, digestive tract diseases and other diseases, because peptic ulcers, acute and chronic hepatitis, chronic enteritis and other diseases can cause anorexia in children. After the disease is cured, anorexia will improve, so the above diseases must be treated.

2. Anorexia in the true sense refers to a long-term loss of appetite, not wanting to eat when seeing food, or even refusing to eat. This situation usually lasts for more than two months. Only then can it be considered as "anorexia."

3. In-depth understanding is required through medical history, physical examination and necessary laboratory tests to exclude the effects of digestive system diseases and systemic diseases on the digestive tract. Ask the child about his/her family and school environment to see if there are any factors that affect his/her eating habits.

4. You can judge by the following steps

(1) Look at the age. If an infant under one year old, especially a newborn, has a significant loss of appetite, it is usually caused by illness and should be taken seriously. It may be caused by sepsis, tuberculosis, rickets, or various nutritional deficiencies. For older children, special attention should be paid to their eating habits, daily living conditions, family environment, etc. Because in families with a good family environment, children are more likely to develop bad eating habits, such as liking to eat snacks, which may cause anorexia;

(2) Depend on the degree of loss of appetite

If it is a mild loss of appetite, it may be caused by too many snacks, bad weather, bad mood, etc.; if the situation is more serious, it may be anorexia or other underlying diseases;

(3) Whether symptoms occur

If a child has a mild loss of appetite but is still active and cheerful, this is usually normal. If accompanied by fatigue, mental depression and low fever, it is usually due to tuberculosis or other infections. People with abdominal pain and bloody stools should pay attention to gastric and duodenal ulcers, parasites, etc. Patients with slow reaction, rough skin, little sweating and poor development should pay attention to hypothyroidism. Rickets is a disease characterized by bone changes such as excessive sweating, beaded ribs, square forehead, and softening of the skull.

(4) Inspection of trace elements

By checking the trace elements, we can help find out which trace element deficiency causes anorexia and also help to make a judgment.

Exploring the causes of anorexia in children

The above content introduces the early symptoms of anorexia in children and how to deal with them. These symptoms can be used to diagnose anorexia in children and help mothers prescribe the right medicine to solve the problem of anorexia in children. I hope the above content introduction can be helpful to everyone.