Over-feeding children with Covid-19: The mistake many mothers make

03/29/2022 09:32 GMT+7

Ms. Bui Thi Linh (Dong Da, Hanoi) has not stopped being shocked to tell the story of her whole family being treated for Covid-19. Her mother was first infected, then two children of Ms. Linh and her husband. Linh’s mother and 7-year-old son both had fever, diarrhea, and could not eat anything.

Worried about the health of her loved ones, Linh quickly bought half a ounce of oats for 2 million VND to take advantage of it to eat with alum sugar and red apples to improve her health.

Every day, she persisted in giving each person a small bowl because she thought it was nutritious. However, when her son still had diarrhea that didn’t stop, he was tired and weak. My mother is like a person who is dehydrated and tired. Linh hastily called the doctor for advice. The results of the drugs were taken correctly, but the diarrhea still did not help, and the person was more tired.

When I heard the doctor said that feeding bird’s nest, chickens with traditional Chinese medicine in the acute phase were not good at all, but only nourished after they were negative.

Not only Ms. Linh, Ms. Tran Thi Nga (Phan Van Tri, Go Vap, Ho Chi Minh City) also prepared for her family 1 ounce of oats to prevent Covid-19. Just bought 2 days, the whole family is F0 respectively. Ms. Nga has taken advantage of cooking oats with cordyceps mushrooms to take advantage of nourishment.

Nga’s 10-year-old daughter, after eating bird’s nest, had a stomach ache. At first, Ms. Nga thought the pain was caused by a virus and ignored it, just feeding her baby a bowl of bird’s nest with cordyceps mushrooms a day. On day 4, the baby continued to have diarrhea, could not eat, and was tired.

My sister sent me to the hospital. The doctor said that the baby who was dehydrated due to diarrhea was not rehydrated and that the supplement with bird’s nest during the Covid-19 period was not correct, it only restored health when the body recovered.

When should red apple bird’s nest be used?

According to Master – Doctor Tran Thu Nga – University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, There are many parents who make the mistake of feeding their children when they have Covid-19. Everyone thinks it’s good for children, but in fact, wrong nutrition is more harmful than not using it.

Many families complain of diarrhea and bloating because of excessive nutrition. Doctor Russia said that according to the concept of traditional medicine, the current developments and manifestations of Covid-19 may be temperate disease, belonging to an extrasensory disease with the disease-causing mechanism being caused by the weakened qi, the evil spirit. disease invasion.

In the acute stage, the patient needs treatment, which is to focus on the evil area, push the evil qi that causes the disease out of the body, and then replenish the right qi. That is, when the patient recovers from the disease, he will be replenished.

Similar to modern medicine, the stage of Covid-19 infection also needs to prioritize destroying the disease-causing virus. Patients are advised to eat a nutritious diet, drink plenty of water, and eat a variety of foods. With too much nutrient-rich foods when the disease is in an advanced stage, it will make the body unable to absorb all nutrients, even increasing the burden on the organs because they have to metabolize more nutrients. that supplement.

In addition, nutritious food is not for everyone, some people can use it, some people can’t. For example, everyone thinks that bird’s nest is good for health, but in fact it is not suitable for people with a full stomach, indigestion, abdominal pain, loose stools, cold body. Even the ginseng medicine is also great for tonic but not for people with diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Doctor Russia recommends that when patients want to use functional foods or nutritious foods for children, they need to consult a doctor to see if their child is appropriate or not.

Appropriate nutrition for children over 6 months of age requires only providing food from at least four food groups: Protein, milk and dairy products, grains and nuts, fruits and vegetables. A diet rich in vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E and trace elements (zinc, copper, selenium, iron, etc.) will strongly support the immune system and reduce the risk of infections.

In the first few days of being negative, children should eat small amounts and divide them into many meals. Alternate snacks with nutritious snacks and drinks between the three main meals until your child knows how to eat.

Khanh Chi