Patient's question:
Can fish glycerin calcium and zinc be taken together? Do I need to go to the hospital for treatment? How long will it take to get better? Please help me!Doctor's answer:
Hello, you can continue taking it. Children with zinc deficiency often show the following symptoms:1. Pica. Children with zinc deficiency often have strange habits like eating clay, coal ash, lime, eggshells, hair, etc. This usually occurs in children under 3 or before school age.
2. Gastrointestinal symptoms. These children have long-term poor appetite and dislike eating, so they are often thin. Additionally, you may observe atrophic tongue papillae; loss or abnormal taste sensation, making eating unpleasant.
3. Zinc deficiency dwarfism. Due to long-term malnutrition, growth and development stagnate, leading to poor skeletal development, liver enlargement, rough skin, and may be accompanied by iron-deficiency anemia, menopausal symptoms, menstrual irregularities after puberty, incomplete secondary sexual development, and low sexual function.