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Why My 17 Months Old Is Not Gaining Weight?

my son is 17 months old and was diganosed with failure to thrive. he sees 5 to 6 different specialist and they are trying to figure out why he is very small and not gaining weight. He weighs 15lbs and some ounces and is 17 months old. he was full term by c-section. one thing that someone told me was maybe that he has trouble digesting protein and that is why he is small and he poops like 4-5 times a day. which is alot and its alot when he poops. any suggestions???
Fri, 25 Nov 2016
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failure to thrive may b due to several causes. inadequate intake of food is very common cause for that. there are several diseses related to every system of body which can do this. which needs exclusion one by one. so the child should be thoroughly investigated.
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Why My 17 Months Old Is Not Gaining Weight?

failure to thrive may b due to several causes. inadequate intake of food is very common cause for that. there are several diseses related to every system of body which can do this. which needs exclusion one by one. so the child should be thoroughly investigated.