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WEIGHT PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN

Check your child is within healthy limits by regularly measuring his or her weight and height. An abnormality in a child's weight may be due to disease. A long-term weight problem may increase your child's risk of future health problems.

WARNING: Special Diets - The dietary needs of children differ from those of adults. An unbalanced diet can adversely affect growth and development. You should not put your child on a reducing diet or restrict specific food groups except on the advice of your child's doctor.

Recommended Product:
Charak product for better Health>>Manoll;
Charak product for Obesity>>Obenyl;
Charak product for improving Digestion>>Ojus

What is your concern about your child's weight?

Overweight for height

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Your child may be eating more than is needed for the amount of exercise he or she is getting.
Rarely, weight gain is due to a hormonal disorder or to prescribed drugs such as CORTICOSTEROIDS.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your child's doctor.

Underweight for height

Has your child been underweight for long?

Yes

POSSIBLE CAUSE

It is likely that your child's thinness is constitutional, particularly if either you or your partner is thin.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your child's doctor to confirm that there is no additional medical cause.

How is your child's appetite?

Good

Does your child have either of the following symptoms?

Diarrhea

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Your child may be unable to absorb food properly due to a condition such as LACTOSE INTOLERANCE or CELIAC DISEASE.

MEDICAL HELP

Call your child's doctor within 24 hrs.

Increased thirst & urination

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Your child could have DIABETES MELLITUS, particularly if he or she has also had recurrent infections and has been generally unwell.

MEDICAL HELP

URGENT! Call your child's doctor immediately!

Neither of the above

Poor

If you cannot identify possible cause for your child's loss or gain in weight,
make an appointment to see your child's doctor.


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