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Suggest Diet For Weight Gain In Child

Posted on Wed, 3 Dec 2014

Question: hi .my daughter is 2.8yrs old.her birth weight was 1.98Kg. she is only 11.2kg now. I want to know how to increase her weight.since she looks skinny

Answered by Dr. Arun (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
catchup growth takes 4 years

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us
Preterm babies reach the weight of same age term babies only by 4 years. This period is called catchup growth.
Dont worry . For your child's birth weight this current weight is in normal range
Continue appetizer s and multivitamin supplements
If not giving iron do add it.
Deworm once a year with albendazole.
Protein rich foods like milk eggs dhal and nonveg will improve muscle mass.
Wishing speedy recovery

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Arun (16 minutes later)

can you suggest any appetizer which would help her.
kindly tell me the dosage of Albendazole

Answered by Dr. Arun (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Zincovit

Detailed Answer:
Try zincovit or hapenz. Dose I give is 3ml once daily.
Albendazole 200 mg at night single dose yo be repeated after 10 days.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Arun (7 minutes later)

Is Aptivate and zincovit or hapenz similar? or shall i start trying hapenz. B'coz I just started with aptivate for the past 2 days I cudnt find any difference in her.

Answered by Dr. Arun (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
similar

Detailed Answer:
Yes they are similar.
You may not see immediate response.
Try for at least a month.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju