What to do about underweight child?!
Question: What to do about underweight child!?
My son is 10 yrs old and is only 51 pounds!. He has ADHD and is very active!. I really push him to eat and he still does not gain weight!. He is short for his age!. I make sure he has vitamins every day I even feed him a steak once a day to help him gain weight!. He does eat but never gains weight!. I am really worried about this because the last time I took him to the DR she really was upset that he was so underweight!. I am not sure what else to do!. My son says he feels like he is always eating and feels like I am disappointed in him if he losses some weight!. I do have to really keep on him to eat or he will lose more weight!. Not sure what to do at this point!. Any advise would be helpful!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
test for hyperthyroidism!.
uncommon to find in kids so early,
but it might be because it's not tested for as much!.
they'll take a few tubes of blood and check his t3 and t4 levels,
and then you can rule that out!.
look for high calorie foods on the internet for now,
but don't make them habitual,
because once this is resolved,
he may gain too much weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
uncommon to find in kids so early,
but it might be because it's not tested for as much!.
they'll take a few tubes of blood and check his t3 and t4 levels,
and then you can rule that out!.
look for high calorie foods on the internet for now,
but don't make them habitual,
because once this is resolved,
he may gain too much weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com