Expert's advice: Cold weather is increasing, do not take medicine indiscriminately if you have a cold As the country, including Kathmandu, has started to experience extreme cold, experts have suggested not to buy medicine if you have a cold this season. Children and senior citizens especially need more care during the winter season. Experts have urged people to take necessary precautions, saying that children are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems, colds, throat infections, stomach aches, etc. during the winter season. Pediatrician Dr. Ramhari Chapagain of Kanti Children's Hospital says that respiratory problems, pneumonia, and 'cold diarrhea' (cold-related diarrhea) are more common during the winter. 'Nutritious food is needed to protect children from colds. Although children need nutritious food at any time, they need it more during winter than at other times. It helps in digesting common diseases,' he said. He also said that all the vaccines pro...
How important is a diet plan for a child? From the time the baby is born, only mother's milk is fed for 6 months. After the baby reaches the age of 5-6 months, complementary food is started along with milk. A child's digestive system is weak for 6 months, but after 6 months, the digestive system gradually becomes stronger. Therefore, the complementary food given to children after 6 months should be easily digestible. A mixture of gram, barley, wheat, corn, cashew nuts, almonds etc. is made and fed to the child. The child is also fed with milk and cow's milk. But the milk or milk prepared in this way may be indigestible or allergic to the child. Because not all children's bodies and digestive systems are the same. Some people eat that litto well and some don't. The child doesn't know how to tell me if he doesn't like it. Parents also asked why my child didn't eat milk why didn't he eat litto? They have never remembered why they did not eat milk. Ther...