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Is Immunity Low While Children Are Undergoing Growth Spurt?
My daughter is 10 and I believe is going thru a major growth spurt. She has come down with something (virus, fatigue, etc.) almost every two weeks this entire school year. Are immunities down during these high growing periods or do you think I should have some labs done to make sure everything is allright?
Fri, 23 Jun 2017
Growth spurts require increased calorie, protein and nutrients intake.
However unless the nutritional deficiency is severe immunity is not affected.
Probably your daughter is repeatedly getting exposed to infections or getting exposed to some allergens resulting in cough, fever, runny nose etc or probably some infection like chronic sinusitis resulting in fever.
Consult your doctor and get detailed clinical examination done.
However unless the nutritional deficiency is severe immunity is not affected.
Probably your daughter is repeatedly getting exposed to infections or getting exposed to some allergens resulting in cough, fever, runny nose etc or probably some infection like chronic sinusitis resulting in fever.
Consult your doctor and get detailed clinical examination done.
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