Introduction to calcium supplementation methods for children

Everyone is already very clear about the harm that calcium deficiency in children brings to their development. Calcium deficiency is mainly caused by insufficient vitamin D in the body, which leads to calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders in the body. It is a systemic nutritional disease with bone lesions as the main feature. The main manifestations of calcium deficiency in children are bone development disorders and abnormal neuropsychiatric reactions. Long-term calcium deficiency also has a certain impact on children's intellectual development.

For pediatricians with certain clinical experience, diagnosing whether a child is calcium deficient is not a complicated matter. As long as the standard diagnostic procedures are followed, a conclusion can be reached quickly. At present, the diagnosis of calcium deficiency in children is rather confusing. For example, we often hear that parents make diagnoses for their children based on their own experience. When they see that their children have bald spots on the back of the head, sweat a lot, or have late teething, they assume that their children are calcium deficient. Some doctors are not responsible enough in their work or lack clinical experience, and sometimes hastily diagnose children with calcium deficiency based solely on test results. This causes panic and misleads parents, triggering a wave of blind calcium supplementation for children in society. However, blind calcium supplementation seriously affects the implementation of my country's scientific parenting plan. It may not only harm children's health, but also cause a huge waste of social resources.

First, you should understand the child’s feeding situation, such as how the child is fed? Breastfeeding or bottle feeding? Is the baby getting enough milk every day? When should children start adding complementary foods? Is it reasonable to add complementary foods? Are children’s foods rich in calcium? Whether the child's digestion and absorption function is normal, etc. In addition, you should also understand the child's general health condition and whether the child is often sick. Does your child often do outdoor activities, etc.? Doctors should determine whether the child is likely to be calcium deficient by asking the parents.

Second, the doctor should give the child a comprehensive physical examination to further determine whether the child has clinical manifestations of calcium deficiency? Long-term calcium deficiency in children can lead to abnormal bone development. However, due to certain differences in organ development among people, we cannot easily draw conclusions when we find slight abnormalities in children's bone development. We should make a diagnosis after comprehensive analysis or observation of various information, and we cannot diagnose children with calcium deficiency just because the child's fontanelle is a little bigger or the ribs are slightly upturned.

Third, doctors should perform laboratory tests on children based on clinical diagnosis needs. Laboratory tests are one of the main information sources to help pediatricians diagnose calcium deficiency in children. They can be used as a reference during diagnosis, but they cannot be used as the sole basis for diagnosis.

Following normal diagnostic procedures to diagnose whether a child is calcium deficient will result in a scientific conclusion that is in line with the child's actual situation and can help guide parents in scientific parenting. Otherwise it will bring harm to children's health, family and society. If parents suspect their children are calcium deficient, they should seek scientific diagnosis from a professional pediatrician. They should not rely on hearsay or arbitrarily conclude that their children are calcium deficient. They should not blindly supplement their children with large doses of calcium for a long time.