How to recognize the symptoms of rickets in babies

In the understanding of modern moms, rickets are a sign primarily of the fact that the family is unsuccessful, the child does not eat well or even starves. But, alas, this is not entirely true. Now this disease has a slightly different status, developing due to lack of stay of the child in the sun (this applies more often to urban children) and nutrition imbalance. Starting from 2-3 months and up to 3 years, in the period of active formation of bone tissue, the baby is at risk. This is especially true for premature babies. And parents should be attentive to whether the symptoms of rickets in babies do not appear. This is a very important issue.

What is rickets in children. A photo

This disease belongs to the category of general, associated with a lack of vitamin D, phosphorus and calcium. Rickets in children, photos of which we present in the article, is characterized by softening and thinning of bone tissue and disorders in the nervous system. If you do not take the necessary measures in time to eliminate the disease, the painful manifestations become very noticeable and interfere with the normal development of the child. The baby changes the shape of the skull, the fontanel does not tighten in time, the legs and spine are twisted, and changes in the pelvic bones threaten the girls with problems with childbirth in the future. The child clearly lags behind in development from peers.

The first symptoms of rickets in infants

As a rule, one of the first signs that a child suffers from rickets,
Be his fearfulness (the baby shudders at loud noises), tearfulness or, conversely, apathy, lethargy. In addition, the onset of the disease is characterized by severe sweating of the baby. The tissue under the baby's head becomes wet after almost every sleep. And at the time of feeding, droplets of sweat protrude on the face of the crumbs. By the way, his urine increases ammonia odor, and in sweat it becomes sour. The hair on the nape of the baby, because of the constant moisture and itching caused by it, roll out. Children with rickets, eat badly, they may have seizures, children slowly gain weight, often suffer from cold diseases.

What to do when symptoms of rickets in babies appear

In order to avoid changes in the skeleton, skull and mental disorders in the future, when symptoms of the disease appear, you need to see a doctor. Do not engage in self-diagnosis, and especially treatment! In order to accurately determine the presence of the disease and to choose the right medicines, urine tests (according to Sulkovich) and blood, as well as X-rays are needed. The doctor will help the mother to form the correct diet for the baby, and the mother herself should take care of the child spending enough time on the street (but not under direct sunlight in the heat), and in the evenings taking salt and coniferous baths. Very useful massage and gymnastics - weakened as a result of the disease, the muscles will acquire the proper tone, and the work of the nervous system will also be normalized.

But in order to prevent the symptoms of rickets in infants, it is necessary to pay due attention to the prevention of this disease, and then your crumb will be healthy, ruddy and cheerful.