How to treat malnutrition in children

For children, adequate nutrition is the guarantee of health. If a child is malnourished, parents should make adjustments in their diet, give their children more nutritious foods, change the feeding method to allow children to consume more nutritious foods, and guide children to love eating.

Children are very important to every family. In the process of children's growth, nutrients are indispensable, but some children will suffer from malnutrition due to various factors. At this time, parents need to treat their children in time. How to treat malnutrition in children?

1. Change feeding methods . Young children cannot express their intentions clearly because their cognitive and language systems are not well developed. At this time, mothers need to carefully observe their children's needs and change bad feeding methods in time to allow children to better absorb nutrients in food.
2. Adjust the types of food . Children may also be malnourished because the food fed by the mother is too monotonous, or the child eats too little because the taste does not suit the child's appetite. Therefore, when preparing food, the mother cannot decide based on her own taste. According to the child's age and personal preferences, the types and tastes of food should be adjusted in time. When the child does not cooperate with feeding, do not force the child to finish the complementary food he does not like.
3. Regulate the gastrointestinal function of children <br/>Poor gastrointestinal function can also cause children to be unable to absorb nutrients in food well, resulting in malnutrition. If the child meets this symptom, it is recommended that the mother give the child more stomach-strengthening food to promote gastrointestinal motility. If the gastrointestinal disease is more serious, it is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. In addition, if a child with a poor gastrointestinal tract eats too much food at one time, it will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, so they should try to eat small meals frequently.
4. Pay more attention to children with anorexia <br/>Children with anorexia may also suffer from malnutrition. But anorexia is often not a problem of taste, but a psychological problem. Some children are forced to eat by the feeder, and the children will associate this unpleasant feeling with eating, which will easily lead to anorexia in the long run. So when a child has anorexia, the mother should be good at guiding him to like eating.
Malnutrition is a common disease caused by insufficient intake of nutrients. If this disease occurs in children, parents need to pay attention. Patients can eat more nutritious foods, such as milk, lean meat, and marine fish, which are rich in protein and minerals.