Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 11 m old boy3 years agoA. it is advisable to continue your efforts in feeding the child.
many times it take more efforts from the parents to make the child eat nutritious food.
so kindly go for different recipes and flavours which might improve the appetite of the child.
at the same time it is also important to meet your doctor to rule out nutritional deficiency which might be the cause of loss of appetite.
give juice fruits and water which will improve appetite and regular physical activity.
try to prevent temperature variations around child that is from hot to cold and cold to hot environment.
keep the child well covered.
if the palms and soles of the child are cold to touch then the child is feeling cold and you have to take preventive measures to make the child warm.
you can go for home remedies like tulsi ginger honey (add honey if child is more than 1 year of age) combination which can be diluted with water and given frequently to the child.
also u can give turmeric with warm milk one or two times everyday.
give warm water to drink as well as nasal saline drops frequently. y
Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years agoA. Good Growth of the child is very important and for this most important is that child should take a healthy diet where its necessary to give a balance diet which should contain all the nutrition required. This is very important for building the immunity also.
Encourage for green vegetables fruits dairy products all kinds of dal and other protein containing food items like soyabean eggs etc.
Some nutritional deficiencies can be a cause for less appetite like iron deficiency which is most common.
Supplegments like iron supplements and multivitamin with lysine likhye syp zincovit CL can be given for 1-2 months to increase the appetite.
Diet counselling is also very important .
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