Guard against infant malnutrition, anemia,

Malnutrition, anemia, by definition refers to the lack of nutrients necessary for blood caused by anemia. Children stage is the period of high incidence of such symptoms, particularly in infants under the age of 3. But her parents often fail to detect in time to give the child's body causing irreparable harm.
Normal human red blood cells filled with hemoglobin, its main ingredient is protein and iron. The child after the birth of the main diet is milk, is generally not easy for the lack of protein, iron is not true, either breast milk or milk products, iron is not high. If the parents do not pay attention in the infant's diet to increase iron content of the material, it prone to iron deficiency anemia. At the same time, if the child a long-term diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or have chronic illnesses, resulting in increased consumption of iron exhaust, can cause malnutrition, anemia in infants and young children.
Clinically, we always put hemoglobin of 8 ~ 12% g referred to as mild anemia, 6 ~ 8% g to moderate anemia, 6% grams was severe anemia. Mild anemia in children is generally manifested as pale, slightly depressed the spirit of love wrapped around people, loss of appetite, physical weakness, fever, colds, etc. from time to time, parents thought it was more than the child's emotional problems, easily lead to neglect. However, the symptoms of moderate or severe anemia were more obvious in children with face pale, apathetic, irritability, and some children have pica, and often like to eat plaster, coal cinder, matches, paper, foreign bodies, and diarrhea , vomiting, indigestion and other symptoms, accompanied by accelerated pulse and breathing, liver and so increase. Even children with severe heart failure, cardiac enlargement, swollen hands and feet, chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Some children suffer a serious setback on the physical mental phenomenon, would have been talking, stop walking, after the illness is impossible. And the hair appeared brown, sparse, no tears when crying, dry stool, tests can be found when the different levels of red blood cell count and hemoglobin decreased, white blood cell and platelet counts are also drastically reduced, which may occur in severe bleeding.
Treatment of malnutrition, anemia is simply to add the corresponding blood substances, namely iron and vitamin B12. General treatment about a week, there will be tangible results, but the medication is not a long-term solution and the most effective of the method, blood supply of basic raw materials from food, it is parents need to keep in mind.

Anemia in children can affect their growth and development

Anemia in children 1-year-old group was particularly prevalent in infants and young children in this period of development of digestive organs is still not perfect, the monotonous diet, malnutrition, infant and child therefore view the high incidence of anemia. In China about 30% of infants and young children to varying degrees of anemia, higher in rural areas, up to 50%.

Anemia at the time of the adverse effects in children, in addition to causing children face, gums, oral mucosal pallor, anorexia, diarrhea, crying, and vulnerable to invasion of pathogenic microorganisms outside infection; survey data show that children with weight and height measurements on the average by 1 to 2 standard deviation increase in the number of significant, particularly in infants and young children more significant influence.
Infants and young children in the fastest period of growth, in the event of anemia, the body of poor oxygen supply, gastrointestinal mucosal cells and to campaign to diminish the impact of the digestion and absorption of nutrients, the body will increase malnutrition. In addition, when the infant brain anemia insufficient supply of oxygen, will have its impact on nerve - endocrine function. Thus, malnutrition and neuroendocrine dysfunction increased in children will be normal weight and height has an adverse impact on development.
Prevention and treatment of anemia in children 1 year of age group focus on infants and young children. Major initiatives include: The first 4 months after the start of egg-type materials to supplement the blood shortage of iron, after the monthly add meat, fish, vegetables and fruits rich in protein, fat, sugar, a variety of vitamins and minerals in food . 6 to 7 months should be more modest increase in the amount of congee, noodles, food products, to gradually transition to rice, flour-eating diet food, to prevent sudden change of diet and gastrointestinal function have not meet. If infants and young children have anemia, those who need special treatment of mild, reasonable diet, diversity and balance, most of them can be normal conditioning. More than moderate iron supplement may be appropriate, such as blood Lu, ferrous sulfate, vitamin C, folic acid and vitamin B12 orally or by injection. Severe anemia may be a small number of repeated blood transfusions to correct anemia as soon as possible, and promote normal growth and development of children.