Will children have convulsions due to calcium deficiency?

Symptoms of calcium deficiency in children may cause convulsions, because calcium deficiency can lead to increased excitability of the nerves and muscles, thereby causing diseases such as muscle spasms. If a child has this condition, he will show symptoms such as difficulty falling asleep and bow legs. At this time, mothers should give their babies more calcium-supplemented foods, and mothers should pay attention to the calcium supplementation methods for children at each stage.

When blood calcium is low, the excitability of neuromuscular system increases, which can cause muscle cramps and convulsions of hands and feet. If a child has difficulty falling asleep, cries and wakes up easily after falling asleep, sweats a lot after falling asleep, has "X-shaped" or "O-shaped" legs, has anorexia and picky eating habits, learns to walk late and has late teething, has convulsions, is prone to colds, etc., then he is most likely calcium deficient.

How to supplement calcium for children

1. The daily calcium intake for infants aged 0-5 months is 300 mg. As long as they drink 600-800 ml of breast milk or formula milk every day, the body's calcium needs can be met. When babies are 4 to 6 months old, they start to eat complementary foods and their daily milk intake gradually decreases. For infants aged 5-11 months, the calcium intake increases to 400 mg per day, so calcium supplements should be started from this time.

2. At 1-3 years old, calcium intake increases to 600 mg per day. But their diet gradually transitioned from being mainly based on milk to being mainly based on cereals. The calcium in the diet of infants and young children aged 1-3 years old in my country still does not meet the required amount. Therefore, the baby should be supplemented with 150-300 mg of calcium every day, and milk and dairy products are still indispensable ingredients in the diet. It is best to drink about 400 ml of milk every day, and at the same time pay attention to arranging calcium-rich foods such as dairy products, bone soup, shrimp skin, fish, etc.

Calcium deficiency in babies will cause convulsions and crying at night. Parents should provide calcium supplements to children with these symptoms in a timely manner. You can give your baby milk powder or calcium supplements. It is best to go to the hospital to check your child's trace elements and supplement calcium according to the amount of calcium deficiency in your child. In addition, you can let your children bask in the sun more often to supplement calcium.