Question
My baby is four months old and has been found to have ribcage eversion. She has been taking Oron’s Zinc Calcium and Cod Liver Oil, but I am worried whether the calcium deficiency is causing rickets.
Answer
It is recommended to give the baby Longmu Strong Bone Granules to supplement calcium. This medication contains both Chinese and Western medicine ingredients, with Chinese medicine for opsonize Spleen and stomach to promote digestion and Western medicine for calcium and vitamin D supplementation. It can treat and prevent rickets and osteomalacia, and also has therapeutic effects on symptoms such as excessive sweating, night terrors, loss of appetite, poor digestion, and delayed development. Generally, the absorption effect is ideal. Exposing the baby to sunlight more often and drinking bone broth can also be helpful.