What to do if your child is malnourished? Treatment of malnutrition in children

Malnutrition is usually caused by insufficient protein and calorie intake. Malnutrition can be divided into protein energy malnutrition and micro-malnutrition. Long-term malnutrition can easily lead to digestive dysfunction, metabolic dysfunction and immune system disorders, and severe cases may even lead to death from starvation. Therefore, malnutrition also needs to be adjusted through diet, and physical exercise should also be paid attention to increase the body's resistance.

Balanced nutrition is a subject that parents must learn when raising their children, and it is also a very important part of a child's growth process. Children with malnutrition will not only affect their growth and development, but will also suffer from a series of diseases. Therefore, in order for children to develop and grow better, we must understand the causes of children's malnutrition so as to solve the problem with the right medicine. So, what should we do if children are malnourished?

1. What to do if your child is malnourished

1. Regulate the spleen and stomach

Malnutrition may be due to problems with the child's digestion and absorption function, that is, the spleen and stomach may be damaged. At this time, you should pay more attention to the conditioning of the spleen and stomach, and eat more foods that are easy to nourish the stomach and spleen with high nutritional value.

2. Eat a balanced diet

If your child is malnourished, parents should be careful not to let them develop the habit of picky eating and overeating. In daily life, give your child more high-protein, high-vitamin and easy-to-digest food, and remember not to let him eat greasy, hard and difficult-to-digest food. This will prevent the spleen and stomach from being burdened and making it difficult to absorb the nutrients in the food.

3. Pay attention to exercise

In addition to diet, you should also take your children to outdoor activities more often to strengthen their physical fitness, and they should also develop good living habits and ensure adequate sleep.

2. The harm of malnutrition in children

1. Low immunity

Malnourished children do not take in enough protein and vitamins, which can lead to immune system disorders and low resistance. Generally speaking, malnourished children are prone to diseases such as bronchitis, diarrhea and upper respiratory tract infections, and low resistance will make it difficult for children to recover.

2. Physical fitness is not up to standard

Children who are malnourished usually have relatively short heights and have lost a significant amount of weight, or are very thin. Due to long-term insufficient intake of nutrients, they can easily develop nutritional edema, and even damage their spleen and stomach, causing spleen and stomach weakness.

3. Imperfect development of the nervous system

Malnourished children have incompletely developed nervous systems and poor transmission of neural information, and can easily develop problems such as slow reaction and low intelligence.