What are the symptoms of calcium deficiency in children

We all know that calcium is an essential nutrient for our human body. Children are in a stage of development. If they are deficient in calcium at this time, the more obvious symptom is that they develop slower than other people, and their bones are not particularly healthy and strong. Therefore, we must promptly detect the manifestations of calcium deficiency in children in daily life and supplement calcium in time to alleviate developmental delay.

Calcium is an important trace element needed by the human body. If calcium deficiency occurs, it will have adverse effects on the human body. Therefore, we must pay attention to calcium supplementation in daily life. Whether it is taking calcium tablets or diet, it is a good method.

The baby sweats a lot while sleeping. If your baby sweats noticeably on his head, especially on the back of his head, right after he falls asleep, and it has nothing to do with temperature or exercise, it is night sweats. Night sweats are one of the typical manifestations of calcium deficiency. Sometimes, parents will find that their baby’s back of the head or the occipital area has no hair or very little hair, which is also a manifestation of calcium deficiency. This is because after the baby falls asleep, the back of the head sweats and becomes uncomfortable, causing the head to constantly rub against the pillow. Over time, the hair is rubbed off and pillow baldness is formed.

The baby cries constantly at night, has night terrors, wakes up crying and has difficulty falling asleep, or tosses and turns in restless sleep. If you rule out physical discomfort such as the baby being frightened or bed-wetting, it is most likely caused by calcium deficiency. At this time, the baby can take calcium tablets to supplement calcium. Other symptoms of calcium deficiency in babies: delayed teething, uneven and jagged teeth.

The fontanelle closes slowly and still does not close after one and a half years of age. The forehead is high and protruding, forming a square skull, or the ribs are beaded, everted, or have pigeon chest. Babies over one year old who can stand and walk have X-shaped or O-shaped legs. Anorexia and picky eating may also be caused by calcium deficiency. Due to insufficient calcium intake by the human body, it is easy to cause loss of appetite, mental retardation and decreased immune function.

Taking calcium tablets is a relatively direct and effective way to supplement calcium. Many parents use the calcium content as the only criterion when purchasing calcium supplements for their babies. In fact, calcium supplementation for babies is more important than quantity. The supplemental effect of calcium preparations depends on the absorption rate, which requires that the "calcium source" can be more easily digested and absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and is non-irritating.

From this article we can know that there are two ways to supplement calcium. One is through direct absorption of calcium tablets, and the other is to regulate the body through daily diet combinations so that children's bodies can absorb it themselves. This article introduces some symptoms of calcium deficiency in children that we need to pay attention to, so as to detect and solve the problem of calcium deficiency early.