What is the reason why children don’t gain weight?

Adults are afraid of gaining weight, but if children are fat, adults will think it is very cute, especially some children are obviously thin. Such children will have weaker resistance, so parents hope that their children will be fatter. Parents can give their children some freshly squeezed juice, chocolate, whole-fat yogurt, etc., so that children can gain weight healthily. So what are the reasons why children cannot gain weight?

What is the reason why children don’t gain weight?

1. Children's nutrient absorption and utilization disorders

The reason why children cannot gain weight may be that their digestive tract function is too poor. They eat a lot and defecate a lot, so the nutrients in the food are not absorbed and utilized. In this case, even if they eat a lot, they will not gain weight. Some children have pathological manifestations such as sugar malabsorption, protein malabsorption or fat malabsorption. For such babies, it is difficult to absorb enough nutrients even if they eat a lot of food, which can easily lead to growth retardation. It is best to ask a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

2. Inadequate nutritional intake

Children eat a lot, but what they eat is not nutritious and they don’t gain weight. If the food prepared by the mother is of poor quality and low in major nutrients such as protein and fat, the baby will also be thin. The mother should quickly change her monotonous diet and try to diversify her daily food, with a reasonable combination of cereals, meat, beans and vegetables.

3. The child has worms in his body

If there are parasites in the child's digestive tract, such as roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, red worms, ginger worms, etc., they parasitize in the human intestines, robbing the child of nutrition every day and absorbing nutrients from the human body, causing weight loss, fatigue, anemia, and abdominal pain. It is conceivable that it is naturally difficult for the baby to gain weight. Carry out deworming treatment.

4. Weight loss caused by poor spleen and stomach function in children

If a child never gains weight no matter how much he eats, it may be due to poor spleen and stomach function. After eating a large amount of food, although it can be digested, the gastrointestinal tract's ability to absorb nutrients is very limited, and a large amount of nutrients will be excreted. At this time, if you want your child to gain weight, you first need to regulate the spleen and stomach. Usually, you can eat more foods that are easier to digest and relatively nutritionally comprehensive, and then strengthen physical exercise to enhance the body's ability to absorb food.