Iron deficiency is a global problem. According to UNICEF, approximately 3.7 billion people worldwide are iron deficient, most of whom are women and children.

The most common reasons for children suffering from iron deficiency anemia are various: one is that the child grows and develops too fast, and the blood volume increases rapidly, which requires the production of more red blood cells and the demand for iron. It is also relatively more than adults, so if the supply is insufficient, it is easy to become deficient in iron. The other is that children do not absorb enough iron during their growth and development. This is also the most common reason for children to suffer from iron deficiency anemia. This can be divided into various types. Situation:

1. Improper feeding in infancy. For babies, human milk and cow's milk contain very little iron. If they only eat milk or milk and rice soup without starting to eat juice, egg yolks, and shredded vegetables at 3 to 4 months, start eating at 5 to 6 months. If you add minced meat, pork liver pate, etc. to rice porridge and noodles for 9 to 10 months, you will easily become iron deficient. The fatter a child is, the more likely he or she is to be iron deficient.

2. Children have partial eclipses or improper food combinations. Because the iron content or absorption of milk and eggs is not high, if a child eats milk and eggs alone without eating vegetables, pork liver, lean meat, etc., it will also cause iron deficiency. In addition, in terms of diet, if children rarely eat meat or prefer to eat fatty meat, and children who like to eat snacks but eat very little meals, they are also prone to iron deficiency anemia.

3. Children who often drink tea, coffee, drink a lot of cola, and eat chocolate will hinder the absorption of iron in the gastrointestinal tract, and may also be prone to iron deficiency and cause anemia.

4. Suffering from hidden blood loss diseases. For example, children who often suffer from nosebleeds, sore bleeding, ulcers, intestinal polyps, hookworms and other diseases that easily cause hidden blood loss can easily cause excessive iron loss and cause anemia.

In addition, some children often suffer from diarrhea or other gastrointestinal diseases, which will inevitably affect their iron intake and may also lead to iron deficiency anemia. At ordinary times, we should pay attention to the children's diet, achieve a reasonable combination, and pay attention to nutrition. In infancy, various supplementary foods should be added in a timely manner according to the growth stage. Children should correct their partial eclipse and pay attention to a reasonable diet. Eat more foods high in iron, such as black fungus, lean meat, liver, green leafy vegetables, and fruits, which can also help with iron absorption. Because premature infants have less iron stored in their bodies than full-term infants, they grow faster after birth and are more likely to be iron deficient. More attention should be paid to adding iron-rich foods early to prevent anemia caused by iron deficiency.

In many people’s minds, anemia is a “disease of poverty.” Now that everyone's living conditions have improved, how can children still suffer from anemia? But in fact, the proportion of anemic children in pediatric outpatient clinics in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai is still very high. According to a survey at the Changzheng Central Kindergarten in Putuo District, Shanghai, 36 of the 139 frail children in the kindergarten were anemic, and their "prevalence rate" was second only to recurrent respiratory infections (48). Let's take a look at experts' comprehensive analysis of the new situation of "anemia"!

People say that children nowadays are lucky. They have places to buy whatever they want, and parents have money to buy it. The only child is like a "little sun" at home, with the whole family surrounding him: it doesn't matter if the parents are busy at work and can't bother to cook, there are all kinds of convenience foods; there are foreign fast food not far away, where The dining atmosphere and the taste of the food are both pleasing to the children; as for the cream cakes, children can eat them if they want, why wait until their birthdays; not only are there many types of snacks, but they are also guaranteed to be supplied in time at home, so the children can eat by themselves. , many children who usually have a good meal were diagnosed with anemia in the hospital. This makes parents confused: "eating" and "drinking" are of high quality, how come their children still get "poor disease"? Anemia is common, but the cause has changed. "Anemia of wealth" drinks milk, eats cream cakes, and shouts about yogurt, Milkshake, destroying ice cream. Why are the "milk babies" who deal with "milk" all day long also diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia? Although milk and dairy products are good sources of high-quality protein and calcium, milk contains very little iron, with only 0.1-0.5 mg of iron per 100 ml of milk. Young children need 12 milligrams of iron per day. Even if the child's stomach is filled with a variety of dairy products, it is still far from the body's need for iron. What's more, the sugar that goes into the stomach along with dairy products makes children feel full without eating properly. Anemia caused by this kind of partial eclipse is also called "anemia of wealth".

Prevention method: Correct the bad habit of partial eclipse and provide children with a wider diet. In particular, children should eat more iron-rich foods, such as spinach, soy products, black fungus, animal hearts, liver, etc.

"Giant Young Poverty"

This is a well-deserved reputation The "egg baby". Eggs are the baby's favorite, and they have to eat at least three or four a day. Even when they are full and full, they have an "eggy" taste. "Dan Baobao" either doesn't eat green leafy vegetables, or holds them in his mouth without swallowing, smacking the taste and vomiting. The parents were wondering why their children's faces would not turn rosy after eating such a "high-protein" diet. When they went to the hospital for a checkup, they were actually diagnosed with anemia, which is called "giant anemia".

Nutritional megaloblastic anemia (referred to as megaloblastic anemia) is not a lack of iron, the raw material for hematopoiesis. This kind of anemia occurs in babies because they eat less fresh vegetables and fruits and lack folic acid. If a child lacks folic acid, the red blood cells in the bone marrow cannot mature, resulting in large and immature red blood cells released into the blood. This kind of red blood cells will age prematurely and have a short lifespan, and the child will suffer from "macropoverty". It can be seen that "high protein #good nutrition", good nutrition means a balanced and appropriate amount of omnivorous nutrition.

Prevention methods:

Let children eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially foods rich in folic acid, such as beans, green leafy vegetables, whole wheat bread, whole grains, oranges, etc. .

"Small stomach trouble" anemia

The child's father has an "old stomach trouble". The child is only 6 years old and has also been diagnosed with stomach trouble. The doctor said that the child's anemia was mainly due to stomach problems and poor absorption. As for "stomach problems", they are "infected". Can babies also get "stomach ulcer"? "Stomach ulcer" can also be contagious? It sounds strange, but it is true. There is a kind of bacteria that enters the human body through the mouth and settles near the pylorus of the stomach (the connection between the stomach and the duodenum is called the pylorus). This bacterium has a spiral shape, so it is called "Helicobacter pylori" (English abbreviation is hp), which can cause chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. If adults have stomach problems, and the stomach problems are caused by Helicobacter pylori, they can be transmitted to the baby through "close contact", causing the baby to contract stomach problems at a young age. For example, adults chew food to feed their children; when a family eats, you use chopsticks and he takes a spoon, and add food to the baby's bowl; when a bottle of drink is given, the adults drink it with their lips to each other, and the child continues to drink. In this way, Helicobacter pylori can find a new owner through saliva. In addition, this bacteria can also be spread through feces. The feces containing Helicobacter pylori contaminates the soil and vegetables. After playing with the soil, the baby eats without washing hands with soap, drinks raw water, and eats raw vegetables that have not been washed. The disease may also be "entered through the mouth."

Prevention methods:

Paying attention to food hygiene and implementing a "meal-sharing system" by parents can reduce the occurrence of "stomach problems"; without "stomach problems" and good absorption, the occurrence of anemia can be reduced .

"Hookworm Anemia"

Our family pays special attention to food hygiene, but when the baby's stool was tested, hookworm eggs were found. The doctor said: "The baby's anemia is due to hookworm infection. The time of infection must be related to your family's outing." When it comes to "hookworm disease", it is much rarer than microbiosis and burning worm disease. Especially children in northern cities have little chance of being infected with hookworms. However, with climate changes in recent years and the increase in the flow of people from cities to rural areas, families often go to the suburbs for outings and try new things, and the situation has changed.

How do people become infected with hookworms?

Hookworm eggs enter the soil with feces → larvae hatch in the soil

The larvae are hidden in contact with human skin The soil → the larvae burrow into the skin and enter the blood

The larvae settle in the intestines, suck blood for a living, and develop into adults

Even if it is just an adult worm, it sucks blood and excretes antibiotics The coagulation substance will also cause blood to drip out from the place where it has been adsorbed. The adult worms also frequently change their adsorption sites, causing the "little master"'s intestinal membrane to be "riddled with holes" and causing severe anemia.

Prevention methods:

Go for an outing anyway, but you have to tell your children not to walk barefoot on the dirt or play with the dirt. Go to a "farmhouse" to try new things, and the wild vegetables must be cooked.