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    How can a child gain weight? What do you feed your child?

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      bubbleberry9
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      Thanks cherrygal,


      will give it a try.. this week.. 😂

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        Ichigokun
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        I'm 12 years and 10 months old. 176cm and 64kg.


        Don't worry. I used to be skinny as heck when I was Primary One. Back then, I was only 19kg and 137cm.

        It's actually quite weird. Maybe my metabolism rate dropped over time and I become fat? 😂

        All your child needs is 3 meals a day. Nothing more nothing less 🙂

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          Ichigokun
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          bubbleberry9:
          hi,cherrygal


          thanks for your prompt reply. it shld be 17kg instead 12 kg (typo). but still considered very skinny due to his height. juz wondering could i give the medicine first or shld i consult the doc....first.

          the pharmancy did mention that some parents give their kids twice a year as they eat raw food...but not sure is there any side effects...
          😆

          did u give this medicine to ur kid as well....
          I got a shock when you said 12kg XD

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            Ichigokun
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            24hr-mum:
            i have tried royal jelly, kiddy pharmaton orange syrup, herb, chinese medicine, pedisure but my boy still eats very little. otherwise he is healthy.


            any proven ways to improve appetite?
            You can perhaps make some sour-sweet kind of drinks to appetise your child's taste buds.

            Maybe mix honey and lemon into warm water and let your DS drink?

            Of course, spicy-sour soup like Tom Yum can also appetise taste buds but, being small children, they wouldnt like spicy-sour food.

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              bubbleberry9
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              dear all,


              thanks for your response..really sorrie for the typo mistake... 😄 anyway, gave the zentel to my son last weekend. not much difference after giving except.. taste abit like medicine. anyway, still monitoring his weight. this month.....

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                cherrygal
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                Hi bubbleberry


                It takes a while for him to purge the parasites (if any). I intend to give it to my boy too. He’s so skinny that bullies in school tend to pick on him.

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                  Ichigokun
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                  cherrygal:
                  Hi bubbleberry


                  It takes a while for him to purge the parasites (if any). I intend to give it to my boy too. He's so skinny that bullies in school tend to pick on him.
                  If you find any parasites like tapeworms in your boy's body. I strongly advise you to visit a doctor so he can extract the tapeworm out

                  If I'm not wrong they use a pair of pliers to reach down into the throat and pull out the tapeworm.

                  Sometimes tapeworms, if they are long enough, a part of them might pop out from the butthole. One of my relatives once had tapeworms and the tapeworm popped out of the butt.

                  Got sent to hospital and then the tapeworm got pulled out from the anus.

                  My mom said it, well, whether or not it was real or just a joke, it made me laugh XD

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                    bubbleberry9
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                    Hi, Ichigokun


                    that sounds scary to extract the worm from the throat.somemore my kid is very freaky about such things.
                    anything how long after taking medicine will we be able to see the worm… the past days, I have been observing his stools but nothing come out of it, and also his butt…

                    as for appetite wise, he still eat as per normal… does not tht mean he does not have tapeworm…

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                      cherrygal
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                      Tapeworms may not be in his gut. Dun scare yourself. We eat worms and larvae everyday from vegetables esp those you eat outside and raw greens/fruits. No cause for alarm. Just make sure you wash and cook your vege properly and don’t eat the peel of fruit e.g. apples, pears etc.

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                        HC_Parent
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                        tigger88:
                        Chirunner:

                        To stimulate appetite and growth, you can try TCM massage for kids. One of my former neighbours' son used to be skinny n after a while I noticed he had rounded out significantly so I asked my neightbour n she recommended a TCM. I brought 2 of my sons to this TCM n they rounded out too within half a year. In fact, they even became a bit too round so much so I had to reduce their intake. She's at 2 clinics at Yew Tee and Bt Gombak and does house calls too.


                        Hi,

                        can I have the contact as well? Thanks!

                        What is the cost like?

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