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Suggest Treatment For Lack Of Weight Gain In A Child
Question: my daughter's aged 13 yr who is tiny in figure( only bone& scins),ht 148, wt 28.she feels hungry but eat little.presently using alfalfa of homeo. i have consulted many but failed to improve her health.
Brief Answer:
genetic or hormonal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
I can understand your concern.
You need to do hormonal evaluation like thyroid hormone level.
Basal Metabolic rate also determines the weight gain or weight loss.
There may be genetic causes like if parents are thin child may also be thin.
Do not give her outside food like chips, toast, biscuits.
Give more home made food.
Exercise daily.
Try appetite stimulant like cyproheptadin along with iron.
Hope i helped you.
Feel free to ask further query.
genetic or hormonal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
I can understand your concern.
You need to do hormonal evaluation like thyroid hormone level.
Basal Metabolic rate also determines the weight gain or weight loss.
There may be genetic causes like if parents are thin child may also be thin.
Do not give her outside food like chips, toast, biscuits.
Give more home made food.
Exercise daily.
Try appetite stimulant like cyproheptadin along with iron.
Hope i helped you.
Feel free to ask further query.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
shall she continue to have alfalfa homeo tonic or to stop , besides as you have suggested to have cyprohaptadin along with iron so plz name the exact medicines and doses.
Brief Answer:
you can continue alfalfa.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the follow up query.
Generally homeopathic medicine does not have any side effects.
Giving allopathic medicine along with homeaopathic medicine , will not cause any effect to allopathic medicine but the efficacy of homeopathic medicine may be hampered.
So see your homeopathic doctor to confirm whether you should continue with alfalfa.
To name some medicine, i would give my patient syp. cypon 7.5 ml two times a day
before food and syp. tonoferon- pediatric 7.5 ml two times a day after food.
Continue both the medicine for 3 months atleast , you will definitely get the results.
Hope i helped you.
Happy to help you in future.
Regards.
Dr. Omprakash Deshmukh.
Consulting Pediatrician.
you can continue alfalfa.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the follow up query.
Generally homeopathic medicine does not have any side effects.
Giving allopathic medicine along with homeaopathic medicine , will not cause any effect to allopathic medicine but the efficacy of homeopathic medicine may be hampered.
So see your homeopathic doctor to confirm whether you should continue with alfalfa.
To name some medicine, i would give my patient syp. cypon 7.5 ml two times a day
before food and syp. tonoferon- pediatric 7.5 ml two times a day after food.
Continue both the medicine for 3 months atleast , you will definitely get the results.
Hope i helped you.
Happy to help you in future.
Regards.
Dr. Omprakash Deshmukh.
Consulting Pediatrician.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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