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What Causes Big Belly In Skinny Child?

hello my daughter is going on 2 years old she has a belly that my family likes to call a buda belly because it looks like budas belly does but we know it is not fact we think there might be something wrong with her because the rest of her is skinny even if her back was faced to you you would know that she had a big belly what can i do to help her her doctor tells me that she is fine but they have only pushed on her belly i do not understand why she is like this someone plz help me put some clirty on this
Mon, 25 Jan 2016
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Pediatrician, Neonatology 's  Response
Big belly in skinny child occirs because of hypotonia of abdominal muscles
Exclude protein energy malnutrition
In case of huge ascites, same condition occurs
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What Causes Big Belly In Skinny Child?

Big belly in skinny child occirs because of hypotonia of abdominal muscles Exclude protein energy malnutrition In case of huge ascites, same condition occurs