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What Does Distended Abdomen In A Toddler Indicate?
My question concerns my 4 year old son (nearly 5) and his obvious pot belly. I just measured his belly and was somewhat shocked to see that he measured 24inches around the widest point. He weighs 20 kg and is 117cm tall. This seems excessive. We eat clean, with no processed foods etc. I watch his portion sizes also. Regards the rest of his body, his belly has always seemed disproportionate. I presumed this would disappear as he grew, but it has not. Should i be concerned? He has good health, regular bowel movements and drinks lots of water. Perhaps gluten or milk intolerance?...
I'm most probability it could be really signs of obesity. Kindly get him to a Paediatric Clinic and get his height, weight and other indices measured and those details plotted on a graph to see if he is malnourished. Accordingly your Doctor should advise you on how to keep your child healthy
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What Does Distended Abdomen In A Toddler Indicate?
Hi there. I m most probability it could be really signs of obesity. Kindly get him to a Paediatric Clinic and get his height, weight and other indices measured and those details plotted on a graph to see if he is malnourished. Accordingly your Doctor should advise you on how to keep your child healthy