Abstract: Feeding problems in infants and young children include, gastroenteritis, too much food, too little food or fluid loss. Are usually minor but sometimes have serious consequences and require medical attention or hospitalization. Feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood is commonly diagnosed if the child meets the following diagnostic criteria. He or she has not gained weight, or has actually lost weight, for at least one month. And not have an underlying medical or mental condition causing the disorder. Feeding disorders should be addressed before hospitalization. Nutritional counselling and/or regular meetings with specialists are sometimes needed to overcome the child, feeding disorder. Treatment is often done in a team approach between mothers, other caregivers, paediatrician, and professionals such as dieticians, therapists, and social workers. The results of this study revealed protective effects of breast-feeding and the wright complementary food using and its relation to feeding disorders illness as well as gastrointestinal diseases during the first years of life. The statistical analysis based on –time- methods of breast feeding, And different types of complementary food used for different ages of children and the time of starting of supplementary food, both breast feeding and for how long child will be fed are both thought to be affect in child health outcomes which were found about, 82% of mothers in this study were weaned their children in infant age and the per cent of 32% weaning causes is pregnancy . Infants breast-feeding was discontinued during the first 9 months were 42.5% and gastroenteritis notes after complementary feeding. During the second 6 months of life is 55% and most of the causes is due to -complementary feeding types and it's the starting time is important to avoid over feeding and we found that 92,5% were used complementary feeding and 95% using bottle feeding which need more care for child feeding .
Keywords: Feeding Disorders with Gastroenteritis, complementary feeding.
Title: Feeding Disorders with Gastroenteritis in Children under Five Years
Author: Wafa B. Mesfer, Fatimah A Salem, Fatimah M. Ahmed, Mona S. Ali, Bushra M Awdah, Dr. Mona Abdalgadir Ahmad
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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