My Child Not Eating Food

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Hello Dr, My child is 17 months old, He is not intersted to eat except mothers milk, He looks weak now due to not having proper food, we are forcing him to eat then he eat a bit of the food. We consult Doctor he prescribe some medicines but still it does not work. Plz help

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Dr. Chandrashekhar Vasant Phadnis

Pediatrician 27 yrs exp Pune

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what is the weight and height and trend in last 1 month? children have these phases of not eating commonly. Don't force otherwise he will stop listening to you. Eating less for some time does not cause harm unless lot of weight is lost. he will start eating after some time

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Dr. Prathibha Reddy

Pediatrician 12 yrs exp Hyderabad

Hello ! Try to give semisolid food like apple puree , mashed banana , ragi puree.

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Dr. Shebin C E Pediatrician 10 yrs exp Kanyakumari · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shebin C E

Pediatrician 10 yrs exp Kanyakumari

Greetings reduce the feeding and increase solid food , usually at this age this is normal "Are You Finding Difficulty in Feeding Your Little One-Try This (Diet for 1-3 Years Child)" by Dr.Shebin C E - https://www.practo.com/healthfeed/are-you-finding-difficulty-in-feeding-your-little-one-try-this-diet-for-1-3-years-child-44607/post

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