“During the cold season, children often contract acute respiratory viral infections (ARVs). During the cold season, the child’s nutrition may change to a greater or lesser extent.”
Oku.AzAccording to information provided by “Izvestia” with reference to “Izvestia”, this was reported by Anastasia Lyutova, a Russian pediatrician and children’s gastroenterologist.
He said that it is not necessary to add new products to the diet during illness.
“It is better to feed the sick child with small portions and increase the number of feedings. To alleviate the baby’s condition, parents can prepare foods appropriate to the baby’s age, but that are easy to chew and digest quickly,” he said.
According to the expert, it is better to limit sweets and bakery products in the first days of the disease, because they can increase gas formation and in some cases cause unpleasant symptoms such as nausea and even vomiting.
“In addition, it is necessary to exclude packaged juices and canned compotes that contain a lot of sugar and stabilizers, because they can cause increased irritation of the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. During KRVX flu, the pediatrician can prescribe a diet in which predominate dairy and vegetable products, because they are rich in vitamins and minerals. It is also useful to drink plenty of fluids, for this you can opt for hot or warm tea, currant or myrtle juice, rosehip broth, alkaline mineral water,” said the gastroenterologist. .
Lyutova also emphasized that if a child refuses to eat, for example, when he has a high fever, there is no need to insist, lack of appetite or loss of appetite during illness is a common phenomenon.
“It is necessary to monitor that this condition does not prolong. In the acute period of the disease, it is better to give the child preference to drink liquids; for this, water, unsweetened apple compost, rice broth and weak black tea are recommended. And during the recovery period, when the child begins to improve, nutrition plays an important role in regaining strength, food must be well digestible, rich in energy and contain minerals and vitamins,” explained the pediatrician.
The doctor noted that timely and correctly prescribed treatment by the doctor (antiviral drugs, probiotics or synbiotics, absorbents) helps to strengthen immunity during KRVX, and parents should in no case choose medications for the child themselves.
“After a respiratory illness, the doctor may prescribe multivitamin complexes for children over three years of age and up to this age a vitamin D solution. The diet is balanced according to the nutrient needs of the child’s body depending on his age. In addition, follow routine daily recommendations, it is important to spend time outdoors and try to limit contact with sick people,” Lyutova concluded.
