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My daughter does not eat well, she keeps the food in mouth for so much time. one doctor has recommended appetite stimulant cypon..can I give that to her? Can zinc supplement given to her..I am already giving iron and vitamin d supplement
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Zinc .  Stop .start giving finger foods so she chews herself like nay be cheese cube,apple piece,etc .need to see if anemic ,cypon may not give .
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Hi, Iron and vitamin d to be continued... Cypon improves appetite but not help in swallowing... So you have to taught kid how to chew and swallow...
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training requires not the medicine for it...
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