Patient's question:
At home, I have a 6-year-old boy. He loves to play and is never still for a moment. He grows fast and eats a lot. The day before yesterday, he kept complaining of foot pain. After a thorough check-up at the hospital, they said it was growing pains in children. How should I deal with growing pains in children? What kind of medicine should he take?Doctor's answer:
Growing pains in children are caused by the intense stretching of tendons during rapid growth, leading to pain. This pain often occurs just before a child falls asleep at night or after a deep sleep in the middle of the night. It could also be due to calcium deficiency. If a child experiences growing pains again, drinking a glass of milk before bed can help. This not only provides calcium but also promotes deeper sleep and alleviates the symptoms of growing pains.