Malnutrition problems experienced by many children since in the womb, and sadly, the damage can not be repaired when the child nearly mature. Children who have suffered from malnutrition status tend to have shorter height and usually do not clever in the education process.
The term is also associated with malnutrition are marasmus and kwashiorkor. Forms of marasmus occurs when the child is more lack of calories / energy, while kwashiorkor is more due to lack of protein substances.
Examination must be done to ensure that poor nutrition:
• Weighing
• Measurement of length / height, and clinical signs or examination
• The comparison of measurements with the Book of Nutrition Status Assessment Referral
• Complete blood examination, such as Hb
When the results of the benchmarking results far below the normal line and or in one or two clinical signs, it was confirmed Malnutrition.
Treatment and Prevention What You Can Do
Treatment / Therapy
Calories provided in the form of carbohydrates, fats and sugar. Giving protein will begin after the sources of other calories have increased energy. Mineral and vitamin supplements is important also provided. Sometimes the children severely malnourished through lactosa intolerance, so that should be given supplemental lactase enzyme.
Therapy for this condition varies depending on the light weight of disease. If the cause was until many accompanying diseases such as diarrhea, anemia, lung and skin infections and other diseases, then this also needs to be treated.
Early treatment usually lead to good results. In the already severe conditions, therapy can improve general health conditions, but usually there are remaining permanent physical symptoms and intelligence issues will arise in the future.
Prevention
Prevention can be done to avoid malnutrition status:
• Give the right foods and balanced to your child that consists of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins. Minimal fat provided 10% of the total calories needed, while the protein provided 12% of total calories. The rest is carbohydrates.
• Diligent measure weight and height and watch your child if your child is in the normal growth standards
The term is also associated with malnutrition are marasmus and kwashiorkor. Forms of marasmus occurs when the child is more lack of calories / energy, while kwashiorkor is more due to lack of protein substances.
Symptoms and signs to watch out for
Symptoms and signs that can be found in children who suffer from malnutrition are:
• The very thin
• Height much shorter than the kids his age
• face like an old man
• Children looked weak, listless and without strength
• whiny and fussy
• hair thin, rare, and dull
• Skin Wrinkles
• Ribs visible
• sagging buttocks and wrinkly
• Abdomen concave
As a result of which could happen by the poor nutritional status is;
• cause death if not immediately addressed by health personnel.
• Low Intelligence
• Weight and height at adult age is lower than the normal children
• More often exposed to infectious illness such as cough colds, diarrhea, tuberculosis, and others because of lower immune
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