Patient's question:
My child is 5 years old this year. At night, he always says his legs hurt. After a thorough check, everything seems fine. The doctor said it's growing pains and that he needs to take calcium supplements. But after I gave him calcium pills, there hasn't been any improvement. Is there a more effective and direct method to relieve growing pains?Doctor's answer:
At the age of 18, children are in the period of fastest physical growth and development. If they do not have a nutritious dinner during this time, the body may lack essential nutrients, making it easy to lead to calcium and zinc deficiencies, as well as a lack of other vitamins and minerals. This can affect the normal physical growth and development of children, and some may even experience recurrent growing pains. Therefore, it is best to consistently supplement with calcium for the child, while also providing vitamin D to promote calcium absorption. Additionally, it is important to include more calcium-rich, healthy foods in their diet and encourage them to spend more time in the sun regularly.