On 20 September 65, the Asst. Prof. Dr. Worawut Cheyprasert or Dr. Win, pediatric physician in pediatric hematology and cancer, the owner of the “Raising Children Like the Doctor” page posted a message explaining about “Vitamin A Campaign for Children” after many people behind the microphone asked if it was necessary or not. Answer the questions as short as possible. If there is a demand for money or a sale of vitamins, don’t do it, no matter who they are. medical staff or not but if it is in the hospital, the main medical facility in the state do not waste your money including asking for the need Is it necessary?
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because first Nobody needs to take vitamins without them.need Especially if eating a good main meal, variety, growing well according to the criteria for screening for anemia at the age of 9-12 months is normal. You don’t have to take vitamins. in children who choose to eat Parents need to know how to use “Food Exchanges” which replace nutrients your child may not be eating enough. If so, there is no need to take vitamins.
Second, why give vitamin A? Both foods that contain vitamin A that are all around And one of them is breast milk with vitamin A. This is enough for babies 0-6 months. In addition, it is a food that contains beta-carotene. Yellow-orange ones, such as carrots, pumpkins, ripe mangoes, ripe papaya or melon, but also butternuts, spinach, or animal products rich in vitamin A, such as liver, egg yolks, milk, butter, etc. Especially “liver” is rich in vitamin A. a lot
So let’s go back to the beginning. If you eat right, don’t integrate. Then there must be a vitamin A supplement. The answer is “yes” in those at risk of malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, malnutrition and children with infectious diseases with high vitamin A requirements, such as measles, rubella, etc. It will result in xerophthalmia, a condition characterized by dry eye that some people can develop corneal ulcers which can lead to blindness. night blindness and blepharitis (Bitot’s spot) is the white of the white of the eye, etc.
Therefore, measures to be given “Vitamin AIn children and pregnant women, it occurs in areas at risk of vitamin A deficiency and areas of measles epidemic which is usually the border area and the area of the southern 5 border provinces (where the epidemic This is partly due to failure to administer the measles-rubella-mumps vaccine for various reasons) and the doses administered are not often given. The type who has to eat often, definitely not.
In general, 100,000 units of vitamin A (30 mg RE) are given only once in children aged 6 to 11 months.For children aged 1 to 5 years, vitamin A is given 200,000 units (60 mg RE) every 4-6 months. For measles 50,000 units for infants <6 months, 100,000 units for 6-11 months and 200,000 units for children aged 1 to 5 years, 3 doses, 1st outbreak the next day and 3rd dose within 2 weeks after the second
Again, if you come asking for money or selling vitamins, don’t do it because if you take vitamin A It can unnecessarily cause vitamin A poisoning. Hepatitis can occur. Dry, peeling skin, eye inflammation, heavier than that can cause high intracranial pressure. Convulsions and infiltrations.
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