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Iron deficiency
My son is 3yrs 5months, he is anemic due to iron deficiency. I have started giving him Amla, beetroot and carrot juice 100ml every morning on an empty stomach. Will it help with no side effects.. apart from this I also give him chicken or mutton liver weekly twice. Please advise about this juice I am not sure of making this a daily routine.
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Greetings While well-intentioned, giving a 100ml raw juice blend on an empty stomach can easily irritate a toddler's sensitive stomach and will not provide enough bioavailable iron to correct a diagnosed clinical anemia. The high beta-carotene in carrots can also cause a yellowish skin discoloration, while filling his small stomach may decrease his appetite for a nutritious, solid breakfast. Additionally, serving chicken or mutton liver twice a week is too frequent for a three-year-old and risks Vitamin A toxicity; this should be scaled back to once every one to two weeks. Dietary changes alone are rarely sufficient to replenish depleted iron stores and cure established iron deficiency anemia in young children. The child requires a pediatric consultation to prescribe an appropriate, weight-based therapeutic oral iron supplement. A follow-up blood test should be scheduled after two to three months of treatment to monitor his hemoglobin and ferritin levels.
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