What are the symptoms or manifestations of zinc and calcium deficiency in children around the age of

Children with zinc deficiency often manifest themselves as: poor appetite and unpleasant eating; Thinning hair, dull color; easy anemia; poor resistance; Wounds are not easy to grow; He likes to bite his nails, gnaw his fingers, and even have symptoms of pica such as eating dirt and sand. Children with severe zinc deficiency do not grow tall, and there are phenomena such as growth retardation, secondary sexual characteristics and delayed development of the reproductive system, and even affect the development of intelligence.

If your child is picky eater, picky eater or anorexic and has the above conditions, he should go to the hospital for a check-up and measure the level of zinc in his body. There are two commonly used testing methods: hair measurement and blood drawing. Once your child is diagnosed with zinc deficiency, zinc-containing preparations may be used**.

You should pay more attention to your diet. Seafood such as oysters contain the most zinc, while others such as lean meat, pork liver, fish, eggs, edamame, spinach, basil, marantou, garlic, etc. Hard fruits such as peanuts and walnuts also contain zinc, which can be used as a snack for children to eat appropriately.

Symptoms of calcium deficiency in children: difficulty falling asleep, easy to wake up after falling asleep, excessive sweating, daytime irritability, restlessness; anorexia, picky eating, thinning hair, poor health, susceptibility to colds; Mental development is delayed, speech is late, walking is late, teething is late, teeth are sparsely arranged, not neat and not compact, and the teeth are black, pointed or jagged; Paroxysmal abdominal pain, diarrhea, cramps, sternal pain,"x"Shaped legs"o"Shaped legs, chicken breast nails are gray or have white marks.

Calcium supplementation: 1) Taking a large amount of calcium at one time has no effect on the human body, taking it in small quantities and many times, after meals and before going to bed, is a more effective way for the body to absorb calcium, and taking it before going to bed can also promote good sleep quality.

2) Calcium is easily combined with oxalic acid to form calcium oxalate, which is not only easy to cause stones, but also reduces the absorption rate of calcium by the human body. Therefore, while taking calcium, you should avoid foods rich in oxalic acid or phytic acid, such as green leafy vegetables, chocolate, strong tea, cola, etc.

Long-term calcium deficiency in children can manifest as increased neuromuscular excitability, night terrors, occipital baldness, square cranial and even rickets. Long-term zinc deficiency will cause children to experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, slow growth and development, decreased immunity, and decreased concentration. If parents suspect that the baby is deficient in calcium or zinc, they can take the baby to the health department to seek medical treatment, and they can choose calcium preparations or zinc preparations for infants and young children to supplement, and at the same time supplement vitamin D to promote calcium absorption.

If the baby is deficient in zinc and calcium, it will be sweaty and irritable, easy to wake up when sleeping at night, O-shaped legs, X-shaped legs, decreased appetite, slow growth, loss of taste, and sales stunting.

There will be some awakenings. There will also be awakenings. The ribs will turn outward. There will be some X-shaped legs, there will also be some outdoor sports, and some vitamin A and vitamin D can be supplemented.

The baby does not sleep well when sleeping, especially easy to sweat, there will be teeth grinding and crying, and there will be pillow baldness when sleeping, and the baby's balance is particularly poor.

1. Early calcium deficiency symptoms:

Bad-tempered, irritable, crying, abrasive, disobedient;

Sleep is not heavy, it is not easy to fall asleep, night terrors and early awakening, and often crying inexplicably after waking up;

Sweating that has nothing to do with the climate, often sweating profusely when the weather is not hot and not much clothing;

When lying down, he likes to rub his head and rub his head, so he forms a pillow bald area at the back of his head.

2. Severe calcium deficiency symptoms:

Ventilation; Late teething (normal 4-10 months for the first tooth);

Standing and walking time is later than other children (usually 1 year old standing alone, 13 to 15 months old walking alone), chicken breasts, hunchback, looped legs, weak muscles;

Immunity and resistance are reduced, and colds, fevers, and diarrhea are often common.

3. Precautions when supplementing calcium:

Before calcium supplementation, you should go to a regular hospital to test the calcium content, and then supplement if it is lacking.

Calcium supplementation should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, and drugs should be prescribed by a doctor, and do not follow the trend and blindly buy advertised products.

Milk is the best food for calcium, but be careful not to stir it when heating the milk to avoid calcium loss.

Add a few drops of vinegar to the boiled bone broth to help with calcium absorption.

Calcium is best absorbed at night.

Vegetables containing more oxalic acid, such as spinach, coconut white and leeks, should be soaked in hot water to dissolve oxalic acid, otherwise calcium absorption will be reduced.

In addition to calcium supplementation, should be taken at the same time to help the absorption of calcium, when the weather is good, to bask in the sun, so that the child's ** is exposed to ultraviolet rays, but pay attention not to sunburn, do not bask in the sun through the glass, winter 10:00-12 o'clock in the morning is the most appropriate, summer before 10 o'clock in the morning is the best.

There are many manifestations of calcium deficiency in children, such as easy startling, difficulty sleeping, teeth grinding, sweating during sleep, pillow baldness on the head, weak legs, leg pain, etc. You can refer to my space "Manifestations and harms of calcium deficiency in children".

Calcium deficiency is very harmful to children's health. Calcium supplementation should be appropriate. Try to get as much as you can from food, and I wish your child a speedy day**.

Knee pain, good cramps, soft or flat nails.

Zinc deficiency in children: It will cause inadequacy, picky eating, anorexia, bedwetting, ADHD, memory deficit or pseudomyopia. Calcium deficiency in the human body:

It will directly cause 136 diseases in the human body and indirectly produce more than 300 diseases. Calcium deficiency is caused by bones and blood circulation, as well as severe angina. Therefore, calcium is one of the indispensable important minerals for the human body.

Children with calcium deficiency will have difficulty falling asleep, crying after falling asleep, waking up easily, and sweating; irritability, restlessness; Late toddler, late teething, (normal babies 4-8 months old lower incisors), teeth are sparse, uneven, not tight, and there are obvious symptoms such as occipital baldness. The most obvious symptoms of zinc deficiency in children are not liking to eat, picky eaters, partial eating, loss of appetite, dull sense of taste, abnormal sense of smell, pica, easy to get ** mouth ulcers, dermatitis, growth retardation, yellowing of hair, etc.

1. Digestive dysfunction is mainly manifested as loss of appetite. Zinc deficiency will affect the function of the tongue mucosa, so that the taste sensitivity will be reduced, which will make the baby easy to anorexia, and some will also have pica, such as liking to eat dirt, cinder, etc.

2. Babies with repeated oral ulcers and zinc deficiency often have ulcers in the mouth, or a piece of tongue mucosa peels off on the tongue coating, which is similar to a map and is called a map tongue.

3. Slow growth and development: Zinc is one of the essential trace elements for human metabolism, and once it is deficient, it will affect cell metabolism and hinder the function of the growth hormone axis. As a result, growth and development are affected, making the baby short in stature.

4. Reduced immune functionZinc deficiency will damage the immune function of cells, making babies susceptible to infectious diseases, such as frequent upper respiratory tract infections or bronchopneumonia.

5. Backward intellectual development and zinc deficiency will cause disorders in DNA and protein synthesis in brain cells, thereby affecting the baby's intellectual development. 6。Laboratory tests to check for low zinc levels in zinc-deficient babies tend to have serum zinc in the following.

Picky eating, anorexia, yellow hair, slow growth and development, low immunity, etc., it is recommended that you be cautious about supplementing trace elements to your children.

Anorexia, difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity.

ADHD is more common, and it is common for children to be unable to calm down. By the time the age of five is in kindergarten, it is obvious that other children will be quiet and listen to the lecture, which is obviously different from other children.

The symptoms of calcium deficiency and zinc deficiency in children are still relatively common and obvious in life. Because calcium and zinc are essential trace elements for children's growth and development, calcium will promote the growth of children's bones, and zinc will increase children's resistance.

So what are the symptoms of calcium deficiency and zinc deficiency in children?

Early calcium deficiency will be manifested as the child is not easy to fall asleep, not easy to enter a deep sleep state, crying after falling asleep, easy to wake up, it is likely to be caused by the pain caused by leg cramps, for a long time, the child's growth and development is affected, the physique is small, not long.

Zinc deficiency generally leads to poor appetite, decreased appetite, reduced eating, weakened digestion, significantly reduced immune function, easy fever and cold, and sparse and yellow hair are all manifestations of zinc deficiency. Some children with more severe zinc deficiency may also develop pica, eating hair, nails and even stones. ADHD is also a major manifestation of zinc deficiency, inability to control oneself and lack of concentration.

How can I give my child calcium and zinc supplements?

1. Supplement calcium, zinc, when choosing calcium, zinc and other supplements for children, the key is to look at absorption, second, to see the effect, third, to pay attention to safety, try to choose easy to absorb safe and healthy, reduce the damage to the child's body;

2. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as figs, dates, kiwi and green leafy vegetables contain more calcium, and white fungus, cabbage, walnuts, apples, lychees, etc. are rich in zinc.

3. Insisting on exercise is also conducive to the supplement of calcium and zinc in the child's body, outdoor exercise can promote the body's synthesis of vitamin D, accelerate the conversion and utilization of calcium by bones, help height development, develop the habit of long-term exercise, and improve children's immunity;

4. Don't overeat, children don't know how to be hungry, they often eat a lot when they encounter delicious food, which is easy to cause food accumulation and indigestion, which will affect the absorption and utilization of nutrients by children, so children should pay attention to appropriate amounts and balanced nutrition when eating.

Children are picky eaters, do not eat well, like to bite, are shorter than children of the same age, are prone to illness, have difficulty concentrating, have poor learning ability, slow reflexes, and have sparse and yellow hair.

Bedtime difficulties, skeletal deformities, poor appetite, thinning hair, and malnutrition are the most common symptoms.

Babies are picky eaters and are particularly fond of nibbling on things, biting their own clothes or nails. It will also be shorter than children of the same age, will be particularly prone to illness, will have colds, memory is also particularly difficult to concentrate, response is particularly slow, learning ability is particularly poor, hair is also particularly scarce, yellow. These symptoms indicate that the baby is deficient in calcium and zinc.

Babies grow and develop slowly, like to eat some strange things, picky eating and anorexia, hair loss, hair thinning, yellow hair, poor resistance, frequent colds, will also get some respiratory diseases, and will be easy to wake up at night, sleep restless, night sweats and night crying.