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Question: My baby s 1yr old...he has poor appetite...so my doc advised vitazyme for 10 days...does this dose s enough Or I shud continnue it...
Brief Answer:
I personally donot advise it
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query. I have read your query. I would be better able to help you if you provide your baby's current weight and height.
Vitazyme has one enzyme and three types of oils and can cause irritability in kids. If you take one dose of it yourself, you will know its side effects.
Low appetite can be a transient phase or it can be due some reasons like arguing while giving him food, nutritional deficiencies (like iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, etc), some infection, etc. Thus I would advise you to get his basic blood tests done to see if something is wrong.
Regards
Dr Vaishalee
I personally donot advise it
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query. I have read your query. I would be better able to help you if you provide your baby's current weight and height.
Vitazyme has one enzyme and three types of oils and can cause irritability in kids. If you take one dose of it yourself, you will know its side effects.
Low appetite can be a transient phase or it can be due some reasons like arguing while giving him food, nutritional deficiencies (like iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, etc), some infection, etc. Thus I would advise you to get his basic blood tests done to see if something is wrong.
Regards
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
His weight s 11kg...
Brief Answer:
His weight is in above normal range
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Your sons weight is 11 kg at the age of 1 yr. He is doing exceptionally well and his weight is at 90th percentile for his age. Please be reassured and don't be worried about his low appetite. It is probably a transient phase.
For your information I am sending the following WHO link about weight for age tables.
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/WFA_boys_0_5_percentiles.pdf?ua=1
Regards
Dr Vaishalee
His weight is in above normal range
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Your sons weight is 11 kg at the age of 1 yr. He is doing exceptionally well and his weight is at 90th percentile for his age. Please be reassured and don't be worried about his low appetite. It is probably a transient phase.
For your information I am sending the following WHO link about weight for age tables.
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/WFA_boys_0_5_percentiles.pdf?ua=1
Regards
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
He takes dexolac follow up formula in his age...my doc advised me to transfer to cows Milk...if I go to any out of station...how can I get hygenic milk like home...so I m confused to tranfer to cows milk...
Brief Answer:
He should switch to cow's milk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Milk that is tetra pack is hygienic and can be taken as such during travel. At age of one year he should ween to cow's milk.
Dr Vaishalee
He should switch to cow's milk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Milk that is tetra pack is hygienic and can be taken as such during travel. At age of one year he should ween to cow's milk.
Dr Vaishalee
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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