Question
Under what circumstances might a baby experience a loss of appetite?
Answer
In recent years, conditions such as respiratory infections caused by Coxsackievirus and other enteroviruses, nutritional anemia, intestinal parasites, deficiencies in trace elements, rickets, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, hepatitis, gastroenteritis, and even angular cheilitis, could all be reasons for a child to lose interest in eating. When a child shows symptoms of a lack of appetite, it may be a warning sign from the body that deserves attention and medical advice.