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my daughter is not eating properly she is 9 kg now and she got cough and cold within every on 1-2 months and it last for 10-15days. what can I do to boos her hunger?

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#asktheexpert 
my daughter is not eating properly she is 9 kg now and she got cough and cold within every on 1-2 months and it last for 10-15days. what can I do to boos her hunger?

Accepted Answer

it is very common that during the disease process the child will have loss of appetite as well as after the disease the child will have decreased appetite for food and this will last for at least one week.
you have to provide plenty of water to drink and you can give food rich in fluids as well as juice extracted from fruits which will help in improving the appetite.
if if the child is having nutritional deficiency the doctor will add multivitamin supplements to increase the appetite.
 it is important to continue the regular diet of the child and the diet during cough and cold will not change much. but it is always advisable to give easily digestible food and do not force the child for food and if the child is taking around 60% to 70% of the diet then also it's fine.
during cough and cold it is important to give plenty of fluids and water to the child which will hedlp in recovery and also citrus fruits are advisable.

diet to avoid
biscuits, maida, ice creams, cold food items, chocolate, chips and any pdacket food, sweet sugary item, cakes , cookies.

#asktheexpert my daughter is not eating properly she is 9 kg now and she got cough and cold within every on 1-2 months and it last for 10-15days. what can I do to boos her hunger?