Patient's question:
Sick and want to give fish oil, can babies with cold and cough take fish oil? Can fish oil be taken together with colostrum? Thank you! What kind of assistance do you need: Can babies with cold and cough take fish oil?Doctor's answer:
Generally, babies start taking fish oil supplements 2-4 weeks after birth to enhance calcium absorption and utilization, and to prevent rickets. You can choose fish oil for your baby, which not only helps with vitamin A and D absorption but also digests autoimmune factors, potentially lowering immunity. Each capsule contains 300 International Units (IU) of vitamin D. For a 5.5-month-old baby, the normal physiological daily requirement is 400 IU of vitamin D, with the remaining 100 IU obtainable from complementary foods, milk, and sunlight exposure. This approach helps avoid chronic vitamin D toxicity.