What causes rickets in infants and young children?

Updated on parenting 2024-04-23
16 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Rickets in infants and young children is caused by a lack of vitamin D, which promotes calcium absorption.

    Generally, as long as the baby ensures a certain amount of milk every day, there is no lack of calcium, and what is lacking is vitamin D to promote calcium absorption, so take the baby to bask in the sun and obtain vitamin D through sun exposure to promote calcium absorption.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Rickets is a disease caused by abnormal calcium and phosphorus metabolism caused by vitamin D deficiency, you can take Longmu Zhuanggu Granules**, Longmu Zhuanggu Granules both regulate the spleen and stomach and supplement calcium, suitable for children aged 0-6 years old, can ** and prevent rickets, and improve the baby's night terrors, night sweats, loss of appetite, indigestion, and stunting. Your baby can take 1 sachet of Longmu Zhuang Gu Granules three times a day, which can generally improve the baby's rickets in 1-2 weeks.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    A large part of the reason is vitamin D deficiency.

    There is a disease called nutritional vitamin D deficiency rickets.

    It is necessary to pay attention to more sunlight, add complementary foods in time, and strengthen nutrition. Vitamin D and calcium supplements.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Rickets in infants and young children is caused by a lack of calcium.

    If this situation is found, you must supplement calcium in time, and pay attention to the fact that calcium supplementation cannot be simply supplemented, so that the child will not absorb it, and you must supplement cod liver oil at the same time. Get plenty of sun.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Rickets is generally caused by the baby's calcium deficiency, the baby grows faster, and it is easier to occur calcium deficiency, parents can observe the baby, if the baby has symptoms of calcium deficiency, you can take the baby to check the trace elements, if the baby is deficient in calcium, give the baby some calcium and cod liver oil, usually take the baby to bask in the sun.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Hello, the baby has rickets should be due to calcium deficiency. To supplement calcium for the baby, you can use calcium gluconate oral liquid, Di Qiao, and Longmu Zhuanggu granule drugs**. It is better to combine it with cod liver oil.

    Pay attention to ensure adequate and balanced nutrition**, and eat some lean meat, eggs, milk, seafood, soy products and other foods appropriately. Often take the baby outdoors to bask in the sun and be active, which has a good effect on helping to supplement calcium and promote the development of the baby. I wish the baby a healthy and happy growth!

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Hello, rickets in infants and young children is caused by calcium deficiency, calcium deficiency; If it is severe, there will be rib valgus, poor sleep, easy to wake up, etc. Generally, go to the hospital for a trace element measurement to confirm whether there is a calcium deficiency, usually to bask in the sun in time, pay attention to feeding a little cod liver oil.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Hello, glad for you-, generally caused by a lack of calcium. Babies should pay attention to more sun exposure and vitamin supplements. You can take the baby to the hospital to check the trace elements, to see if the baby is deficient in calcium, if the lack is less, as long as you pay more attention to the sun, supplement cod liver oil, if you lack more, you can eat some Diqiao milk calcium.

    Hope mine can help you and I wish you and your baby good health.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Rickets in children is mainly due to less sunlight, which can generally be cured, and can be ** if you are young. Clinical signs and symptoms of rickets at any period of time gradually lessen or disappear after exposure to ** or sunlight. Blood calcium and phosphorus gradually return to normal, and alkaline phosphatase drops to normal levels in about 1-2 months.

    **After 2-3 weeks, the X-ray changes of the bones are improved, and irregular calcification lines appear, and then the calcification zone becomes dense and thickened, and gradually returns to normal.

    1. Insufficient sunshine.

    The natural sunlight ultraviolet wavelength in most regions is 296-310nm, which cannot pass through ordinary glass windows; lack of outdoor activities for infants and young children; Tall buildings in large cities block sunlight; Air pollution such as smog and dust can absorb some ultraviolet rays, which makes endogenous vitamin D production insufficient.

    2. Insufficient sunshine for pregnant women.

    For this reason, the diet is deficient in nutrients such as vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and protein, and the offspring born are susceptible to rickets.

    The incidence of rickets is higher in cow's milk-fed children.

    3. Insufficient or improper proportion of calcium and phosphorus in food.

    The ratio of calcium and phosphorus in human milk is appropriate, 2:1, which is easy to absorb; Although the calcium and phosphorus content in milk is high, it is not easy to absorb because the phosphorus content is too high. Thus, milk-fed'The incidence of rickets is higher in children.

    Fourth, the growth and development is too fast.

    When children grow and develop too fast, the need for vitamin D is large, and rickets are prone to occur if the supply is insufficient. In addition, premature infants are prone to rickets due to insufficient calcium and phosphorus reserves in their bodies, coupled with rapid growth and development after birth.

    5. Some other reasons.

    1. Low blood phosphate antivitamin D rickets: it is a hereditary disease, and there are still active rickets after the age of 2-3 years. Serum calcium is normal, serum phosphorus is markedly reduced, and general doses of vitamin D** are ineffective.

    2. Distal renal tubular acidosis: the patient is short stature, metabolic acidosis, polyuria, low blood calcium, low blood phosphorus, and low blood potassium.

    3. Vitamin D-dependent rickets: It is a hereditary disease, which is caused by the body's inability to convert vitamin D into active vitamin D, or the body's failure to respond to active vitamin D.

    4. Nephrogenic rickets: It is caused by calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders caused by chronic renal dysfunction.

    5. Hepatic rickets: caused by liver disease that impairs vitamin D absorption or active vitamin D production.

    In summary, there are many causes of rickets in children, which should be analyzed specifically. If your child is still suffering from rickets at the age of 5, it is recommended that you take your child to the pediatric department of the hospital for a detailed examination to clarify the cause before proceeding**.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Infantile rickets is the baby's spine that does not straighten and is always bent over when walking. At this time, you should take the baby to the hospital for a detailed examination, supplement the baby with some trace elements, give the baby more vegetables and fruits, and deliberately train the baby to straighten his waist.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Infantile rickets is a bone disease that should be taken to the hospital immediately.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    I think infantile rickets is a very serious disease, and it will affect the baby's physical development, so I think when the baby has this condition, you must go to the hospital**, don't delay the baby's condition.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    Causes of rickets

    1. Vitamin D is generally produced because of sunlight, if the child's sunshine is insufficient, especially in winter, people wear very thick clothes, often indoors activities, and do not get enough sunshine, so that after a long time, there will be a serious lack of vitamin D, which will also cause rickets.

    2. The situation of picky eating in children will lead to rickets, animal food is the main natural vitamin D, which is generally obtained from eggs, beef, butter and vegetable oil, if you are picky and do not eat these foods, it will lead to a serious lack of vitamins, so that it will cause rickets for a long time.

    3. Insufficient intake: natural foods contain less vitamin D, which cannot meet the needs; Milk contains very little amount of vitamin D, and breastfeeding, if there is a lack of outdoor activities, or if you do not supplement vitamin D-rich foods such as cod liver oil, egg shakers, and liver puree in time, it will also become rickets. **。

    4. Hypergrowth: This may also be one of the best causes of rickets. Babies who give birth or twins do not have enough vitamin D stored in their bodies and grow rapidly after birth, so they need more vitamin D.

    5. Improper feeding of children, less calcium and phosphorus content in food, or improper proportion, will also affect the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. In addition, when feeding with cereals alone. The first condition of rickets is that there is insufficient sunlight exposure, especially in winter and spring, and there are few outdoor activities in winter, so rickets is prone to occur.

    6. Congenital 1A hydroxylase deficiency, which is caused by mutation of LA hydroxylase gene. The defect of this enzyme in the kidneys prevents the formation of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D, resulting in insufficient absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the small intestine, which is also the cause of rickets.

    7. Congenital 1,25. - Hydroxyvitamin D resistance, which is caused by a mutation in the vitamin D receptor gene. Deficiency or deficiency of vitamin D receptors can lead to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-mediated inadequate absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the small intestine, which is the cause of rickets.

    8. Vitamin D malabsorption and activation disorders. Chronic celiac disease, liver, gallbladder and pancreatic diseases affect the absorption and utilization of vitamin D. In the elderly, osteoporosis is exacerbated by the reduced efficiency of vitamin D synthesis and the decreased absorption of vitamin D in the intestine.

    Severe liver and kidney lesions affect the hydroxylation of vitamin D to active 25-(0h)d and 1,25-(OH)2d.

    Hazards of rickets in children

    1. In the early stage of neuropsychiatric symptoms, there may be night terrors, easy crying, and excessive sweating, especially in the first half of the night, when the person just sleeps, sweating a lot, restless sleep and a series of rickets.

    2. Spine curvature, due to trunk gravity and traction, can cause posterior protrusion or lateral curvature, and even fractures can occur in severe cases. The harm of these rickets is more serious.

    3. The muscles are relaxed, the abdomen is distended, and umbilical hernia is easy to occur. These are also hazards of rickets.

    4. Skeletal changes. Cranial deformities are more common in square heads, late teething, more than 10 months before teething, ingrown teeth lack enamel, easy to caries. These rickets are more common.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Rickets, commonly known as calcium deficiency, is more common in infancy and is a disease that causes poor calcification of bones due to vitamin D deficiency causing calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders in the body. Rickets has a slow onset and is not easy to take seriously. Rickets reduces children's resistance, and is prone to pneumonia and diarrhea, which affects children's growth and development.

    Therefore, it is necessary to actively prevent and control it.

    **The key to rickets is to supplement vitamin D, not calcium (but calcium supplementation is also necessary and indispensable), and secondly, it is necessary to understand that rickets is also divided into degrees, and different programs should be adopted according to different degrees. Normal and mild rickets are only fine with ixosine, and if it is moderate or higher, high doses of vitamin D3** will be considered. - Maruko parenting net.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    After the occurrence of rickets, the early manifestations of the child are excessive sweating, crying, sleeplessness, and irritability, and the head is itchy due to excessive sweating on the head, and the child often shakes his head and causes baldness on the headrest.

    The above manifestations can only suggest that parents and children may have rickets, and they need to take their children to the hospital for further examination, and do not give their children a large amount of vitamin D supplements to prevent vitamin D poisoning. If the disease progresses further, it can be seen that the child's muscles are relaxed and weak, especially the abdominal wall and intestinal wall muscles, which can cause the child's intestinal distention, and cause the abdomen to distangle like a frog's belly. The most predominant change in children with rickets is the symptoms that occur due to skeletal lesions, which are characteristic of rickets.

    For children under 6 months old, gently press their occipital or parietal bones with their fingers, just like a table tennis ball**; 8 9-month-old children have a square head and a large anterior fontanelle, which cannot be closed by 18 months. In children around 1 year old, the junction between the ribs and the costal cartilage can be seen in the chest to bulge like beads, which is called rib beads; Thoracic deformities such as anterior sternal protrusion, "chicken breast" and valgus of the costal margin may occur. Due to the weakness of the limbs and back muscles, the child sits, stands, and walks later than a healthy child, and is prone to falling, and after the age of 1 year, the lower limbs can be bent inward or outward, and the deformity is "0" or "X" shaped legs.

    In addition, teething is delayed and prone to tooth decay.

    Vitamin D is an effective drug for rickets, generally children can be given oral vitamin D pills, and children who cannot take oral or have diarrhea can inject vitamin D under the guidance of a doctor, and add calcium at the same time. At the same time, let the child bask in the sun more, the baby continues to breastfeed, add complementary food in time, and feed reasonably; To prevent deformity, do not let your child stand and sit for long periods of time, and do not let your child walk too early.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Introduction: The symptoms of rickets in babies are still relatively obvious, it is easy to sweat at night, and often can't sleep when sleeping at night, and it is easy to be woken up in the middle of the night, and then crying. At the same time, there will be a bare area on the back of the baby's head, which is also known as occipital baldness.

    More severe symptoms of rickets will show the baby's limbs deformity, such as O-shaped legs and X-shaped legs, which are mainly caused by osteomalacia. If some of the more severe cases of diarrhea occur, you can take vitamin D and calcium under the guidance of a doctor.

    If you want to prevent rickets, pregnant women can eat more foods rich in vitamin D and calcium during pregnancy, feed the baby after birth to provide enough energy, can effectively prevent the occurrence of rickets, usually parents can also take the baby to bask in the sun every day, is able to meet the baby's demand for vitamin D, but also to promote the absorption and digestion of calcium. In addition, the diet can also allow the baby to eat more foods that do not contain calcium, such as soy milk nuts, and some other vitamin D foods. You can also let the baby do some exercise every day, which can enhance the physical fitness, and the baby with low immunity should also pay attention to the cold and keep warm to avoid cold.

    If the intake of vitamins during pregnancy is insufficient, then the baby does not have enough calcium in the body after birth, it is very likely to develop rickets, and some babies rarely go to the sun after birth, when the ultraviolet radiation is insufficient, rickets will also be caused. After the baby is born, the baby's growth and development is very fast, it needs a lot of vitamin D and calcium, if there is no way to supplement it in time, it is possible to have rickets.

    Finally, although rickets is a chronic disease, there will be some obvious symptoms in the early stage, which will make the body appear to have a decrease in physical resistance, and it is easy to be weak and sick.

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