Symptoms of anemia in 8-year-old children

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Iron deficiency anemia is a common disease in infants, which is a kind of nutritional deficiency. If the iron element in the body is not enough to meet the normal needs, anemia will occur. Many symptoms of anemia in the baby, more obvious is the pale face or nails, weak body, loss of appetite and so on. Parents do a good job of careful observation can be aware of the following to tell you about the symptoms of anemia in 8-year-old children

Symptoms of anemia in 8-year-old children

1. Mild anemia, the baby's symptoms are not very obvious. General iron deficiency anemia of the baby, often pale nails, often tired, weak limbs, reduced activity, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, inattention, severe anemia of the baby can appear pica (like to eat scraps of paper, soil) and other performance.

2. Older babies may also tell their parents that they have dizziness, dark eyes, tinnitus and other discomfort. In addition, they also have mental disorientation, memory loss and lower intelligence than children of the same age.

3. Baby anemia is due to the lack of iron trace elements. Don't give up breast-feeding because of low iron content in breast milk. If the baby is over 5 months old, breast milk and complementary food should be supplemented with iron. In the complementary food, iron containing formula rice paste, formula milk, lean meat powder, pig liver mud, egg yolk, red jujube mud, fish, etc. can be fed to the baby in rotation every day; Beans and some vegetables contain iron, such as spinach, kelp, agaric, lentils and so on.

matters needing attention

Baby complementary food should not be added too late. Generally, complementary food should be added gradually after 4 months. Parents should pay attention to observe the baby and check the hemoglobin recovery regularly