Patient's question:
Sometimes, he would still eat a bowl of porridge, but now he won't even drink a sip of porridge; he only drinks milk powder. Any other food he is fed is vomited out, and he does not swallow it either. He shows weakness in walking and has only grown 8 teeth.Previous Treatment and Effects: He has been given Jianpi Tang (Strengthening the Spleen Syrup), Gluconate Zinc Calcium, and traditional Chinese medicine for anorexia from a local Chinese medicine hospital, but there has been no improvement.
Help Needed: Is this anorexia? What should we do?
Doctor's answer:
From your description, the child's condition does not qualify as anorexia because the child still drinks formula. Regarding the child's weak mobility, in addition to considering the possibility of calcium deficiency, the possibility of delayed neurodevelopmental growth should also be ruled out. The most common reason for the child not eating other foods is improper or untimely complementary feeding, especially for foods other than porridge. If a child is not exposed to these foods during the infant stage, it can be quite difficult to introduce them after the age of one.