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Toddler doesn't show intrest in eating
My son was born in 2018(premature baby born at 33 weeks)..till now I didn't find any intrest in his eating .he drank formula milk mostly till 1yr of age due to my health issues..he eats but only if we ask him to eat ..now he is 20kgs (from last 1 yr same weight)..he keeps food in his mouth only for long time and if ask 100 times he chews it.or eats it..really feeling very tense for his eating habits..is he having any problem in in my his stomach..y is he not showing interest is my dbt..plz help me wat to do to make him eat ..plz take it seriously..as this is not for 1day it's from 5years everyday same prblm with his food...
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He has normal weight for age
Check Hb , if low may start on Iron therapy , which can improve the appetite
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Good Growth of the child is very important and for this most important is that child should take a healthy diet where its necessary to give a balance diet which should contain all the nutrition required. This is very important for building the immunity also.
Encourage for green vegetables fruits dairy products all kinds of dal and other protein containing food items like soyabean eggs etc.
Some nutritional deficiencies can be a cause for less appetite like iron deficiency which is most common.
Supplements like iron supplements and multivitamin with lysine like syp zincovit CL can be given for 1-2 months to increase the appetite.
Diet counselling is also very important .
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Get his hb checked
Get deworming done
Start multivitamin syrup
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For 4and a half years , weight is ok...don't force him to let.
Most probably he doesn't have any serious medical issue
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