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What Leads To Poor Weight Gain Inspite Of Healthy Diet In A 1 Year Old?
Hallo Dr, my 1 year old boy is not picking up on weight, he weighs 8kg of which I ve been told it is very low for a one year old. I do try to feed him well but my concern is that after every feeding he poops, the food doesn t seem to stay in his stomach for proper digestion. Please advise, i am very much concerned about his weight. However, he is a very active boy and he has no fever at all.
As per my clinical experience, poor weight gain indicates developmental delay as the appetite is normal. There can be underlying malabsorption disorder or others, which has to be sorted out with thorough history physical examination including that of developmental milestones, systemic measures and supportive lab data with stool microscopy.
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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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What Leads To Poor Weight Gain Inspite Of Healthy Diet In A 1 Year Old?
Hello, As per my clinical experience, poor weight gain indicates developmental delay as the appetite is normal. There can be underlying malabsorption disorder or others, which has to be sorted out with thorough history physical examination including that of developmental milestones, systemic measures and supportive lab data with stool microscopy. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon