Baby anorexia

Introduction Anorexia in infants means that the baby's appetite decreases or disappears. There are two main pathophysiological factors: one is due to local or systemic diseases affecting digestive function, resulting in low gastrointestinal smooth muscle tension, decreased secretion of digestive juice, and decreased enzyme activity; the other is that the central nervous system is stimulated by human body and external environment. The effect is to make the adjustment of the digestive function unbalanced.

Cause

The cause of anorexia in infants:

There are many reasons for causing anorexia. In addition to some pathological factors, improper diet and improper parenting are also one of the causes of anorexia in infants.

1, pathological factors: some infants are sick and sick, often gastrointestinal discomfort, upper respiratory tract infections, repeated fever and even pneumonia, which can cause infants to lose appetite. A weak baby has a slow bowel movement and a longer emptying time in the stomach, which leads to loss of appetite. Nutritional anemia, snoring, chronic digestive tract diseases, hepatitis, etc. can cause anorexia. In addition, the lack of B vitamins and trace element zinc can cause the baby's taste function and digestive function of the gastric mucosa to decrease, so that the baby has no appetite and digestive ability.

2, improper diet: 1 added food supplement too late. In the critical period of infant food supplement, there is no suitable exercise for the baby, so that the baby's chewing ability lags behind that of the same age. Now I am eager to add complementary foods so that my baby can't adapt at the moment. 2 excessive intake of sweets. 2 year old babies like to eat sweets. If parents do not control, too much food for children with high sugar content will lead to increased blood sugar in the blood. After the blood sugar is increased, it will stimulate the brain and make the feeding center of the brain feel saturated and do not want to eat. Produce anorexia. 3 baby picky eaters, partial eclipse, or too many snacks before meals. Or when adding a weaning food to your baby, find that the baby loves to eat it and let it eat more, making it annoying; it may also be strong when the baby does not want to eat, so that the baby is reversed.

3. Improper parenting:

1 too much love. Some parents are too much to love their children. They continually persuade their children to eat at the dinner table. They stuff a large amount of fish, meat, shrimp, crabs, etc. into their mouths, and the result is disgusting. These children also often use non-food as a means of threatening their parents. Because parents have moved in, they artificially cause their children to get anorexia.

2 Parent-child relationship is tense. Some parents often have a strong parent-child relationship because their children refuse to eat. When I saw the child eating, I was absent-minded and looked around. It took a long time to swallow a meal. My mother often threatened him: "Don't eat, I don't like you." "If you don't eat, I won't want you." The result makes the child psychologically Produce great fear and tension, and create great pressure, so that children can not feel the joy of eating, and then become disgusted with eating.

3 life is irregular. According to the survey, anorexia children generally have irregular life, and anorexia is positively related to irregular life.

4 The amount of activity is not appropriate. In the day-to-day life of a baby, too much or too little activity can affect the appetite and food intake of the baby. Some babies have a quiet personality, are quiet and not moving, the activity is too small, and the activity content is monotonous, which affects his digestion and absorption function; some babies have good personality, the activity is too large, and the activity time is too long, due to Excessive fatigue can also affect the baby's food intake and appetite.

4, mental factors: anorexia caused by mental factors called anorexia, is quite common in young children. Poor eating habits will gradually reduce the excitability of the child's food center, causing anorexia in children.

5, other factors: summer heat, baby bitter summer; too excited, excessive activity.

an examination

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Anorexia is the chief complaint often encountered by pediatrics. To find out if it is anorexia. Some parents excessively ask children to eat, and sometimes the children's food consumption changes or partial eclipse, can be mistaken for anorexia. In-depth understanding of medical history, physical examination and necessary laboratory tests to exclude the effects of digestive and systemic diseases on the digestive tract. Inquire about the children's family and school environment, whether there are factors affecting eating habits.

Differential diagnosis

Baby anorexia confusing symptoms:

Summer anorexia: It means that the child's appetite is weak and his appetite does not open. Even the normal meals that he usually likes do not want to eat, and the child's whole body has no abnormal lesions. Common causes of anorexia include mental and psychological factors and poor eating habits, anorexia and lack of nutrients. If vitamin B1 is deficient, intestinal peristalsis is reduced and appetite is reduced.

Anorexia nervosa: also known as anorexia nervosa, referred to as anorexia, is a psychophysiological disorder in which the patient's own intentionally caused weight loss is significantly below the normal physiological standard weight and is strongly maintained.

Alternate eclipse anorexia: eclipse anorexia is a dietary dysfunction that is extremely harmful to health. It is not enough for patients with this disease to receive medication alone, but also for psychotherapy. Cyclical spontaneous refusal and binge drinking - vomiting (rushing in and out) can have serious physiological effects.

Physiological anorexia: It occurs when the baby does not eat milk from March to April, and the baby's temporary anorexia is called physiological anorexia.

Clinical manifestations: Infants do not want to eat for a long time, see food is not greedy, or even refuse to eat.

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