What causes children to eat a lot but not grow?

 Children who eat well but are still slow to grow may be due to the following reasons:



1. Baby eats wrong



Most of you, when you see your child's appetite for a dish, will tend to let him eat it again and again. Easy to cause nutritional imbalance.

For example, giving children too much protein such as shrimp, fish, meat, eggs... can cause indigestion and bloating, which can lead to constipation . Meanwhile, protein only accounts for about 13-20% of a baby's daily diet, depending on age.


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2. Worms infection

Children are not periodically dewormed, long-term parasitic worms reduce the absorption of necessary nutrients, vitamin deficiency , children do not gain weight.


You need to periodically deworm your baby every 6 months (applicable to 12-month-old babies). It is advisable to choose a drug manufactured by Vietnam with the main ingredient Meben.dazole to be suitable for Vietnam's epidemiology and the baby's condition.


>>> Maybe you are interested: Very effective baby deworming tips thanks to vegetables

3. Due to illness

 



Some children have diseases such as gastritis, enteritis, food intolerance, etc., which are also the cause of limited ability to digest and absorb food in children.

4. Due to drug abuse



The cause of the baby's digestive system is not good may be due to the abuse of antibiotics. Due to the weak digestive system of young children, too early exposure to antibiotics leads to poor absorption of nutrients in the long run, causing stunting, slow weight gain ...
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If you want your child to gain weight quickly, you need to take care of your child's digestive system. Probiotics can be added to help stabilize the intestinal tract, making it easier to digest food.


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