Patient's question:
My baby is one and a half years old and has recently lost interest in eating anything. All day long, he doesn't eat anything and doesn't even snack, and it seems like he's not hungry. A trace element test showed only a slight iron deficiency, but when he eats something cold, his stool becomes slightly loose.Treatment history and effectiveness: There has been no specific treatment for this.
What kind of help is desired: Is there any way to address this?
Doctor's answer:
Iron deficiency can lead to decreased appetite. It is recommended that you do not give your child cold food. Make the meals more delicious and appetizing, reducing the color, aroma, and taste to attract the child's appetite. There are many ways to encourage your child to eat dinner, digest iron, and eat iron-rich foods such as; liver, kidneys, heart, intestines and stomach, kelp, laver, soybeans, spinach, celery, rapeseed, tomato, apricot, jujube, orange, etc., all of which are rich in iron. In folk medicine, longan meat, jujubes, and peanut skins are also commonly used as tonics.