Other names: slow weight gain in children
As failure to thrive can be called such a state when an individual (mostly small child) is not gaining weight as they should, or if we take into account the older man and here as failure to thrive call a situation where a person loses weight despite a “normal” caloric intake is not on the scale gain weight. Several options are available, from the lightest forms of appetite due to stress or after dramatic events surrounding – oncology (cancer). It is always necessary to ask: What’s wrong, why are weighted moving? For small children it is a very common problem after the end of breastfeeding a child may have a problem with switching to a different diet, diet was disgusting, there may also be expressed truc to parents or stress in the family, which transferred to the child. For older children, it’s good to know what kind of relations prevailing in the school and if it is no coincidence bullied. In all probability it would translate before weight loss but exclude this possibility can never be. That includes, of course, and metabolic disorders – for example thyroid gland. But without genetic family burdens and professional examination is useless to think about them.
Elderly people’s diet and drinking habits common problem in old age physiologically decreases appetite and decreases the need to take fluids, so some older people at older ages lose weight (sometimes significantly) because of this. But if weight loss is greater than 10 kg for a maximum of six months, it is necessary to consider the possibility of cancer. Also, rapid weight loss may be responsible for decreased thyroid function or Adison disease.
In the event that you can not clearly say what would cause failure to thrive, whether in terms of increasing on weight or rapid weight reduction could happen, call the doctor, who has the option of one underlying cause (specifically, for example, metabolic diseases – thyroid, Adisonova disease, etc.) to detect and begin treatment.
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