If the body is too thin, we should first check whether it is the potential impact of diseases, such as thyroid, diabetes, adrenal gland, digestive system diseases, etc., which may easily lead to underweight. Only when the disease is eliminated can the fattening plan be implemented. In the case of adequate intake in protein, we should eat more foods rich in fat and carbohydrates (starch, sugar, etc.). In this way, excess energy can be converted into fat and stored under the skin, so that
Usually, children have a good appetite, but they don't gain much meat. In the face of parents' doubts, experts said: Is it possible that children are suffering? Idiopathic intestinal malabsorption syndrome? Generally speaking, the abnormal absorption function of protein, fat, carbohydrates or vitamins is due to the absorption problem of intestinal mucosa.
I. Clinical manifestations
1, diarrhea, light stool color, large amount, foul smell, defecation several times or even dozens of times a day;
2, electrolyte confusion and vitamin deficiency, hand and foot cramps, corneal dryness, beriberi, osteomalacia;
3, abdominal pain, less common, often occurs before defecation;
4, the baby is getting thinner and thinner;
5, general weakness, physical strength is worse than that of ordinary children of the same age (children's food).
Second, the treatment method
1, western medicine medical treatment
General western pediatricians will give different antidiarrheal drugs according to the degree of diarrhea when treating this disease. At the beginning of treatment, they will fast and adopt total intravenous nutrition (nutritious food), and then gradually increase the content of sugar and protein. Food should be low in fat and supplemented with appropriate electrolytes, vitamins and trace elements.
2, Chinese medicine treatment
? Intestinal malabsorption syndrome? Belong to Chinese medicine? Spleen deficiency? The scope of treatment is generally divided into three types according to children's physique:
Type I: The children showed abdominal distension and diarrhea, irritability, sallow and emaciated face, restless sleep at night and yellow and greasy tongue coating.
Treatment: digestion, spleen and stomach strengthening, Rhizoma Cyperi, Massa Medicata Fermentata, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Fructus Hordei Germinatus, Fructus Amomi, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Adenophorae, Rhizoma picrorhizae and Areca catechu as the treatment, and Caulis Bambusae and Rhizoma Pinelliae as the treatment.
Type II: The child presents with diarrhea, abdominal distension, fatigue, yellow complexion, pale tongue and residue in stool.
Treatment: Spleen-invigorating and Qi-benefiting are the main ingredients, and the prescriptions are Radix Codonopsis, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Fructus Hordei Germinatus, Alismatis Rhizoma, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Rhizoma Cyperi, Massa Medicata Fermentata, and Glycyrrhrizae Radix. Magnolia Officinalis and Pericarpium Arecae can be added for severe abdominal distension.
Type III: The child has long-term diarrhea and recurrent attacks. Get up in the morning and have loose bowels, my hands and feet are cold, I am afraid of the cold, and my waist and knees are sore.
Treatment: Warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen is the main method, supplemented by Evodia rutaecarpa, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Fructus Psoraleae, Radix Aucklandiae, Fructus Amomi Rotundus, Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Poria. If diarrhea is severe and persistent, halloysitum rubrum and Fructus Chebulae can be added.