Low hb and vitamin d

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I want to ask regarding my daughter she is 2 year and 2 months old. She was having pale skin from few days and was not very active, so as per the advice of the doctor we get her tested for Hb and vitamin d. Her hb came out to be 8 and vitamin d as 10. So doctor advised to give her iron supplements and vitamins d sachets in milk. She loves to have milk from bottle and as per the advice of the doctor we have reduced her dairy products intake. I wanted to know what might be the reason for low hb and vitamin d

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Dr. Prathibha Reddy Pediatrician 12 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Prathibha Reddy

Pediatrician 12 yrs exp Hyderabad

Hello, give her iron rich diet like jaggery, brinjal, beans, beans. In Indians vitamin d levels will b low . Make your child sit in sunlight for 10 min in the mrng hours between 10 amto 12 pm . Give her milk, boiled egg, pulses

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