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What Causes Excessive Hunger In A Child?
I have a 5yr old daughter that says she is constantly hungry on top of that she is big for her age both weight wise and height also she seems to loose alot of hair when we brush it and has very dry skin. I have thryoid problems and were afraid that maybe this is the beginning of it in her. She has been tested but with no answers yet. If any of you have any idea as to what it is or might be please let me know. We are afraid that if we dont find answers soon what could happen to her later on in life.
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
Hi...by what you quote I feel that she might be having a low thyroid (hypothyroidism) problem. You need to do a thyroid profile for her and can go ahead based on that.
But there are other potential causes of obesity and associated complication apart form hypothyroidism - she will need -
1. Serum fasting insulin levels
2. Glucose tolerance test
3. Thyroid profile.
4. Serum Leptin
Kindly approach your pediatrician for this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
But there are other potential causes of obesity and associated complication apart form hypothyroidism - she will need -
1. Serum fasting insulin levels
2. Glucose tolerance test
3. Thyroid profile.
4. Serum Leptin
Kindly approach your pediatrician for this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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