Patient's question:
My baby is 11 months old and doesn't like to eat. She doesn't like formula or rice porridge either. How can I make her enjoy dinner and eat everything?Previous treatment and effectiveness: She has tried many digestive aids, but they haven't worked and she still doesn't eat.
What kind of assistance is desired: Help her enjoy dinner, and if medication is needed, it should have minimal side effects.
Doctor's answer:
1. Properly supplementing zinc for the baby is beneficial for fully restoring the sensitivity of taste buds, thereby enhancing appetite. So, you can try giving the baby some zinc gluconate oral liquid to see if it helps alleviate the issue.2. Cultivating good eating habits in babies is easy to say but difficult to do. It should start from a young age, beginning with the introduction of complementary foods. It’s important to gradually help the baby get accustomed to various flavors of food. You can vary the types of food and make them visually appealing, etc.
3. You can appropriately give the baby some traditional Chinese medicine formulations for strengthening the stomach and spleen and carefully observe the effects. Of course, it’s best to consult a TCM practitioner if it’s convenient.