When the baby has the performance of zinc deficiency, he should go to the hospital for examination in time. According to the test results, zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate or zinc acetate can be taken orally under the guidance of a doctor. A course of treatment lasts for 2 months, and the dosage is determined by the doctor. Blood zinc can be rechecked after 2 months. Parents should not take any zinc supplements to their babies without authorization, and should not use them excessively for a long time to prevent zinc poisoning.
2 How much zinc does the baby need every day? Babies in different months have different requirements for zinc:
Less than 6 months 3 mg/day;
6 ~ 12 months 5mg/ day;
1 ~ 13 years old 10 mg/day;
13 years old and above15mg/day.
Tips: Parents need to take their children to the hospital for trace element examination to find out whether the baby is short of zinc, and then supplement zinc reasonably according to the baby's own situation.
3 how to make up for the baby's zinc deficiency? Insist on breastfeeding. Baby zinc supplement depends on breast milk. For babies who have been breast-fed for at least 4-6 months, the absorption rate of zinc in breast milk is high, reaching 62%.
Add foods rich in zinc after weaning, such as beef and mutton, lean pork, peanuts, soybeans, carrots, oysters and so on.
Because there are many factors affecting zinc absorption, especially children with anorexia are often in a vicious circle, and it is difficult to get the zinc they need from food, so they must be supplemented with drugs. At present, zinc preparations include zinc sulfate, zinc gluconate, zinc glycyrrhizinate and yeast zinc. It must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Food supplement experts stressed that when zinc deficiency is not serious, medicine supplement is not as good as food supplement. The best way to supplement zinc in daily life is to supplement zinc through food. Oysters, lean meat, pork liver, fish, egg yolk, shrimp skin, laver, sesame seeds and peanuts are high in zinc, so you can often eat these foods.
4 What should the baby pay attention to when supplementing zinc? 1. Try to avoid taking medicine when supplementing zinc. Many drugs can interfere with the results of zinc supplementation. For example, tetracycline can combine with zinc to form a complex, while vitamin C can combine with zinc to form an insoluble complex. Similar drugs include penicillamine and folic acid.
2. In addition, milk is not conducive to the absorption of zinc, and zinc products should not be eaten with milk.
3, zinc preparation should not be taken on an empty stomach, should be eaten after meals.
The latest research shows that supplementing zinc with two mineral elements, calcium and iron, can promote the absorption and utilization of zinc and accelerate the recovery of the body, because the three elements have synergistic effect.