Patient's question:
My son is 4 years and 9 months old. He has had a problem with picky eating since he started eating solid foods. He is very thin and small now. Trying to starve him for one or two days hasn't improved the situation. He doesn't eat much snacks either. Currently, he drinks 240 milliliters of milk every day, and it's not an issue of drinking too much milk. What should experts do in this situation?Doctor's answer:
The most common reasons for infants to exhibit this condition are late introduction of complementary foods, anemia, deficiency of trace elements, or a weak spleen and stomach function. First, a blood routine test and trace element check can be conducted simultaneously. Anemia should be corrected promptly. This condition in children may be caused by a deficiency of trace elements! At the same time, children may also develop this due to gastrointestinal discomfort! It is best to have the child checked for trace elements. If a deficiency is found, zinc supplementation should be provided, and then consider giving the child some probiotics to restore the gastrointestinal tract.