What should a child with dengue eat?

The article is consulted professionally by Specialist Doctor II Cao Thi Thanh – Pediatrician – Department of Pediatrics – Newborn – Share99 Hai Phong International Health Hub. Dr. Thanh has worked for 25 years in the treatment of pediatric diseases.

Children's haemorrhagic fever in the early stages is usually high and continuous fever, which makes them tired, weak and eat poorly. Therefore, porridge dishes are the preferred choice for the baby.

Nutritional care for children with dengue is extremely important. The characteristics of children's haemorrhagic fever are patients with frequent high fever, fatigue, in addition to possible plasma drainage due to hemorrhage, causing blood contensity. Therefore, the most important thing is rehydration, electrolycage rehydration for the child.

When the child is sick, the already weak body is prone to anorexia, so parents must pay special attention to the nutrition of the child. Baby food should ensure such criteria as: Liquid, soft, easy to swallow. It is necessary to ensure rich in nutrients, helping to replenish the amount of salt, vitamins,proteins (such as caviar, milk,…), rich in zinc (such as beef, chicken) ,… and cook with vegetables and fruits to help children recover quickly but must be easily absorbed.

In this case, porridge dishes are the preferred choice for the baby. Moreover, soups, porridges are usually low in spices, low in grease and therefore very good for digestion. When cooking porridge, it is recommended to cook slightly thin, it is not recommended to cook too thick, which makes the person with hemorrhage anorexia.

Some porridge that parents can refer to for children with dengue:

2.1. Beef porridge

Beef, pork contains a lot of protein to help compensate for nutrition for the body, good for the blood. Beef rich in zinc, iron, protein, calcium should be a very good source of nutrient supplements for children. Beef porridge can be cooked with some vegetables such as pumpkin, zudoli, mushrooms, carrots, beetroot,… very tasty and nutritious for children.

2.2. Pork porridge

In pork contains an abundance of vitamins B1, B12, B6, the same vitamins, D, quite rich in proteins (proteins), phosphorus, potassium, zinc and a certain amount of iron and these are all important micro-substances so parents can choose this meat porridge for sick children.

2.3. Eel porridge

Eel meat is temperate, sweet, nutritious, strengthening tendons, heat bars, laxatives. In eel meat contains a lot of protein, fat, vitamins have a good complementary effect for people with anemia, fatigue, weakness. Therefore, eel porridge is one of the nutritious porridge dishes, very good for children with dengue fever.

2.4. Royal porridge

Hoang Ky is a popular oriental medicine, familiar, warm, sweet, has a toxic effect and many other effects on health. Yellow is rich in micro-elements such as amino acids,folic acid, selenium, zinc,… helps strengthen the body's immunity.

Royal nutritious for the weak, people who are sick often, constantly, weak, below-average health, pulse or cells are debilitating, lack of vitality. Therefore, children with dengue fever impregnated with royal porridge will be extremely healthy.

2.5. Red apple porridge

Dried red apples are rich in proteins, lipids, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and a variety of vitamins A, C, B1, B2, carotene, beneficial for the stomach, blood gas supplements, pulmonary leaps. Eating red apples can replenish blood, replenish the brain and help restore health quickly, especially good for those who are sick and tired.

2.6. Pumpkin porridge

Pumpkin carries a high content of vitamin A nutrients, which helps support the growth of thrombocytes as well as regulate the proteins produced for the cells for the body, helping dengue patients to recover quickly.

2.6. Cereal porridge

Delicious cereals are a wise choice for each daily meal. The fiber content and nutritional value in cereal porridge help improve health, especially when the child is having dengue. Moreover, nutritious porridge is also easy to eat, easy to swallow and easy to digest.

2.7. Squash porridge

Squash porridge has a detoxifying, heat-baring effect, helping to improve dengue better.

2.8. Vegetable porridge needs great apples

First, add rice and big apples, then pour enough stewed water into porridge for the patient. Add the vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes, then add the sugar and stir well. Vegetable porridge needs to have effects such as blood only, cans, heat bars, blood salaries are very good for the sick.