What should I do if my child has no appetite?

If a child cannot eat well and has no appetite, it is the thing that parents worry about the most. If a child cannot eat normally, it will affect the child's normal growth and development. Frequent skipping meals will have a great impact on the child's health. So how should children improve their appetite when they do not eat? If you feel at a loss about your child not eating, then let the editor introduce several methods to you.

Common causes include poor eating habits, infection, gastrointestinal diseases, metabolic and endocrine diseases, and nutritional disorders, including vitamin A and D poisoning, which has increased in recent years.

The child has a poor appetite and is picky about food. His height and weight are lower than others. He usually feels weak and often has loose stools with undigested food after eating too much. Moreover, the child has a dull complexion, sparse yellow hair, and palpation reveals loose muscles in the abdominal wall and upper arms. This is spleen deficiency, and the treatment is to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, eliminate accumulation and promote digestion.

The prescription is: 12 grams of Prince ginseng, 9 grams of fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 15 grams of fried Coix seeds, 10 grams of charred hawthorn, 6 grams of costusroot, 6 grams of Alpinia oxyphylla, and 10 grams of roasted licorice. Take 6 doses, decocted in water.

Parents at home only need to ensure that their babies have a balanced diet every day. "Meat, vegetables, fish, eggs, fruits, and milk" are the best nutrition. But we eat less factory-produced food.

"The spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution." Paying attention to children's spleen and stomach, that is, the digestion and absorption of children, is the key point of children's growth and development. Many parents believe that their children have weak resistance, are prone to catching colds, and have a bad complexion, so they need to start by regulating the spleen and stomach. The treatment aims to nourish the spleen and lungs. An example prescription is: 30 grams of Astragalus, 9 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes, 30 grams of stir-fried Coix seeds, 6 grams of costus root, 12 grams of Dendrobium, and 10 grams of roasted Licorice. It is suitable for children aged 6 years old and is used for children with bad complexion and frequent colds. Of course, outdoor sports in the sun are best.

Therefore, parents and friends must carefully read the content introduced by the editor in normal times, hoping to master the above methods and quickly improve the baby's appetite. The baby needs to have a good appetite to make the baby healthier.