Why do children not absorb food?

Children may not absorb the food they eat because they exercise too much. Running and jumping all day long requires a lot of calories, so all the calories in the food are consumed and not absorbed and stored. In addition to the baby's frequent activities, it may also be due to the baby's gastrointestinal indigestion and the presence of parasites in the gastrointestinal tract, which causes the nutrients in the food to be unable to be absorbed and are directly decomposed and excreted from the body. This is a problem that many children often encounter.

Why does my baby become thin because he cannot absorb food?

1. Genetic factors: A person's body shape is largely determined by genetic factors. If the baby's parents are both thin, then the baby is likely to be thinner as well.

2. Large amount of exercise: Some babies are very active, running and jumping all day long, which consumes a lot of body energy. Such babies often eat a lot but are relatively thin, but have a good physique and are not prone to illness.

3. Poor intestinal absorption function of the baby: In addition to poor absorption function caused by chronic diarrhea, some babies have pathological conditions such as sugar malabsorption, protein malabsorption or fat malabsorption. In this way, although the baby eats a lot, not many nutrients can be truly absorbed, which affects the growth and development.

4. The baby has parasitic diseases: If the baby has intestinal parasites such as roundworms, pinworms, and red worms, the nutrients will be taken away by these hateful parasites, and the baby will naturally become thinner and thinner.

Strategies for adjusting weight for thin babies

1. Excluding pathological reasons for weight loss, babies with poor intestinal absorption are prone to diarrhea, and their complexion is not rosy and they are easily tired. When there is a parasitic disease, the baby will show yellow complexion, frequent abdominal pain, and teeth grinding during sleep. Mommy should take her baby to the hospital for a check-up to see if these pathological conditions exist so that treatment can be targeted at the cause.

2. Adjust the diet appropriately and increase the total calories of food: If the baby is thin due to excessive exercise, the mother can give the baby appropriate high-calorie food, such as meat and fat, to meet the baby's energy needs.

3. The amount of food intake should not be increased too much: If the mother thinks that giving the baby more food can make the baby stronger, this understanding is not entirely correct. The nutrition should be balanced and reasonably matched.