rediffGURU Dr. Deepa Suvarna, pediatrician with over 25 years of experience, recommends simple lifestyle changes to improve your child’s overall health.
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Incomplete lunch boxes.
Frequent occurrence of cold and cough.
Irregular eating habits and poor digestion…
These are common everyday concerns for most parents.
rediffGURU Dr. Deepa SuvarnaPediatrician with over 25 years of experience, recommends simple lifestyle changes to improve your child’s immunity, sleep and appetite.
- You can post your children’s health related questions to rediffGURU Dr. Deepa Suvarna Here.
Anonymous: My five year old son suffers from frequent cold and cough almost every month.
He recovers with medicines but falls ill again within a few weeks.
We have tried allopathy and homeopathy.
Could this be a sign of low immunity, allergies or something more serious?
What tests or lifestyle changes should I consider to improve her overall health?
Most likely, these are signs of frequent viral infections or allergic problems.
Maintain a balanced diet.
Enroll your son in a sport.
Make sure to get good sleep and no screen time before bed.
Unnamed: Our daughter is not gaining weight. Her weight has been between 16 and 18 kilograms since she was four years old.
She is 7 years old now but she loves playing away from home for long periods of time.
Unless we force feed her, she never says she is hungry.
She does not finish her school tiffin. But when she goes to a birthday party, she eats fries, pasta and enjoys with her friends.
According to her friend, she likes to eat from her friend’s tiffin.
At home she refuses to eat anything homemade.
We have tried different foods and recipes but he doesn’t like to eat anything at home.
What should we do?
You need to try different recipes to get him interested in healthy food.
Consult a dietitian for meal planning.
Do not force feed as this will make your daughter hate eating.
Unnamed: My daughter is three years old. She has been complaining of stomach ache intermittently for the last six months.
Sometimes he gets constipation and sometimes diarrhea. Could it be IBS, food intolerance or a digestive infection? What warning signs should we pay attention to?
You need to take a stool test and consult a pediatric gastroenterologist.
- You can post your children’s health related questions to rediffGURU Dr. Deepa Suvarna Here.
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