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Not gaining weight
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my son is 5 an year year old an his weight is only 14Kg,not at all gaining weight an he eats what ever i feed but not gaining weight.is there any powder for him to take in milk which helps to gain healthy weight.pls recommend me something.thank you
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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.
Supplements like iron supplements and multivitamin with lysine like syp zincovit CL can be given for 1-2 months to increase the appetite.
Diet counselling is also very important .
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At 5 years he should be atleast 18 kg.
Needs to be investigated for any underlying medical issue.
You may give iron syp like syp vitcofol 5 ml twice a day , it will increase the HB and also the appetite.
He needs physical consultation
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