How is infantile rickets treated?

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The common people say "calcium deficiency disease", which is called rickets in medicine, is actually vitamin D deficiency rickets. The cause is a series of pathological manifestations caused by the disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism caused by the lack of vitamin D in children's body. The incidence rate is very high nationwide, so it is very common. The real cause is not the lack of calcium, but the lack of vitamin D, leading to poor calcium absorption. Let's take a look at the following.

How is infantile rickets treated?

First: because people mistakenly call rickets as calcium deficiency disease, so calcium supplement is the main method of treatment. Actually, it's totally wrong. Usually children with rickets do not need calcium, just need to supplement vitamin D.

Second: after the supplement of vitamin D, the D in the body can be adjusted through a series of mechanisms to increase the absorption rate of calcium, which can fully absorb the calcium element in breast milk or formula milk. As long as the child drinks more than 500 ml milk every day, the calcium content in the milk is sufficient if it can be fully absorbed with the help of vitamin D, and there is no need for additional calcium supplement.

Third: doctors in the diagnosis of children with active rickets, usually given a large dose of vitamin D shock therapy, that is, a one-time given a large dose of vitamin D treatment, usually using 150000 units, or 300000 units of vitamin D oral or intramuscular injection. You can also use thousands to tens of thousands of units of vitamin D per day, using a certain course of treatment, which is called a small dose long course of treatment.

matters needing attention

If you simply double the dosage of cod liver oil, that is, take 2 capsules of cod liver oil every day, it is bound to meet the demand of vitamin D, at the same time, increase the supplement dose of vitamin A to more than 2000 units. There is no problem in a short time. If you take it for a long time, it may lead to excessive vitamin A, or even poisoning.