Children with rickets due to vitamin D deficiency, which affect
the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus (are essential
for the development of the bones).
This disease is common in children under 3 years of age, the main
reason is the lack of sunlight, due to excessive abstinence and poor
dietary calcium-phosphorus. Children who are not breastfed are more
susceptible to rickets than breastfeeding.
Rickets in children
The sign that children with rickets
– Young often crying, disturbed sleep, or startled, sweating during sleep.
– Appeared hair loss in nape.
– The skeletal manifestations: wide fontanel, soft spots shore, spill, etc.
– Teeth grow slowly, constipation.
– Retardation: Slowly crawling, walking, standing, …
– In cases of acute rickets: Your child may have seizures due to hypocalcaemia.
These children who are at risk for rickets?
Preemies, twins; Babies fed with cow’s milk; Babies too plump; Babies born in winter.
What should you do
Daily sunbathing for children: Give the legs, arms, back, abdomen of
infant to exposed for 10-15 minutes at the morning (before 9 am). In
winter when no sunlight, you should take child in the Department of
Electrical showered hospital therapy to electric showered.
Providing vitamin D 4000 Ul / day for 4-8 weeks for child; in the
case of children with pneumonia or diarrhea, you need increased doses of
5,000-10,000 Ul / day for 1 month, or for infants receiving vitamin D
200,000 Ul / tube, 3 months injections once in the first year.
Drink more preparations with calcium, such as: calcium B1-2-6
Rickets in children
Diet
– Breastfeeding.
– Additional eating foods that contain calcium: milk, crabs, shrimp, fish in daily meals.
– Add the oil in a child’s daily diet: Because vitamin D is fat-soluble type, if the diet lacks oil, the child is not absorbed.
Methods of detection and prevention of rickets in children
When pregnant, the mother must have the right working mode, proper rest.
To avoid premature birth, can take vitamin D while pregnant were 7
months: 200.000Ul.
After birth, both mother and child should not stay in the dark and
secret rooms, so they should live in airy and full of light rooms.
2 weeks after birth, the child should bask about 15-20 minutes / day in the morning (before 9 am).
For children taking vitamin D 400Ul / day during the first year, especially in winter.
Providing foods that are rich in calcium, such as milk, eggs, shrimp, crab, fish, vegetables and oil.
