What is the treatment of anorexia in children?

What is the treatment of anorexia in children?

Answer to this question, Dr. Talat Hassan Salem, consultant pediatric and neonatal-Azhar University and a member of the Egyptian Society of Child Health, care and treatment of children's behavior: The complaint of loss of appetite is a frequent complaint of many parents and in some cases be the result of keen parents always on child feeding amounts great food in the belief that this is the best way to maintain the health of the child, but in many cases be completely wrong way .. As in the case if the child is suffering from anorexia and refusal of food in any quantity was should we first measured the child's weight and length and the area around his head and see if the results were commensurate with his age or not, to see if the lack of appetite may impact on the natural growth of the child or not, and learned that 60% of cases of anorexia in children does not affect the natural growth to them because they are going through a temporary period of the child .. And quickly changed his diet, and with the help of parents to him by splitting meals instead of three meals a large child is given five to six small meals throughout the day with the increase in the amount of food gradually do not notice the child and not force him to eat if the refusal, but repeat the attempt later in the in the event affected the growth of the child's natural and came from behind as a result of loss of appetite and the futility of all the ways to feed in this case we must first determine the reason that led to loss of appetite in children and is it the cause of psychological or organic, it is the psychological reasons for example, a newborn birth family .. The presence of a new baby may affect the child's family the other kind of jealous of the newborn, which pays to do some actions to draw attention and attract the attention of the parents and these behaviors are refusal to eat.

This situation can occur for the ratio of about 15% of children in this case, consult a psychologist, which in turn gives some simple guidelines for parents on how children are treated in this phase.

As for the reasons for membership must be asked parents about the existence of diseases afflict the child frequently, such as the presence of chronic diarrhea or diseases that bra or having problems with frequent liver or spleen, it is possible that the child is suffering from problems in metabolism and not absorb food well.

In this case, you must perform some tests and analysis functions, such as liver and kidney functions and image analysis of blood and feces and urine analysis to find the cause which led to this situation and to start treatment.