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Suggestion to increase the appetite
My daughter is 20 months old her weight is 10 kg and she is not eating food properly always want to eat sweets and snack items so suggest me some syrup to increase her appetite to eat properly
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Hi mam .your child's weight is appropriate for age .Avoid giving frequently sweets and snacks .You can give home made family food now Foods with diiferent texture and taste to improve apitite. No need for any medication to improve appitite You can give fruits,freshly made fruit juice in addition to normally prepared home food
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Hello ma'am make the child habit of having all the homemade food items along with you give a family meal time together and avoid excess sweets or right items the diet should be rich in fruits vegetables dry fruits pulses grains serious milk and milk products and sweets to be given in a limited amount
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Hi,
no syrup to be given to improve appetite in children
It will have severe side effects
Give home made food itens
Avoid junk foods
Give less milk
Instead of snacks and sweets offer fruits
You can train the child
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Syr Aptivate 5ml twice daily before lunch and dinner.
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Use this syrup for around 15 days and then stop
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Syrup is a temporary measure. I suggest go for a permanent solution like making tasty ,different variety food at home so that child develops interest in home prepared meals
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Children like such food as this age. Her weight is almost appropriate. You can give idli, dhokla, halwa ,besan laddu aalo tikki , pav bhaji .. all home made . Theses all are healthy. Slowly she will start enjoying the food.
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Honest answer.
There are many brands available in market which claims to increase appetite. Practically i have seen all of them fail to their claim.
The best way to increase appetite is TIME-TABLE food.
Ie to give food at same time everyday with no lapse, appetite will increase natural way.
Your daughter is 20 mth old, 10 kg is fine , i assume that she is a very active child , (average wt at 2yr is 11.5 kg)
Dont give her any medicine, rather treat her physiologically.
4 meals a day with 3-4 hrs apart at same time for 15 days. Home based snack, dry fruit in between. No maida , no biscuits, no pack food.
You will find positive impact in 3-4 week.
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Give iron drops after consulting pediatrician online or offline.
Food should be less in sugar and salt.
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Restrict sweets n junk foods , no sweets 1-2 hrs before and after meals, can start an Iron plus multivitamin preparation (weight is a bit less as per age)
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consult online
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C. Sridevi
Pediatrician
47 yrs exp
Chennai
Syrup aptivate 5 ml two times a day
Syrup zincovit 5 ml once a day
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Khammam
Syp Al5enzyme
5ml once daily in the morning
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Continue for 3 months
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Try giving her new home based foods most of times
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