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What are the signs and symptoms of pediatric and adolescent abnormal weight gain? If weight gain is caused by a medical condition or is a side effect of a medication, the symptoms will vary and be specific to that cause. Other symptoms can include: Abdominal bloating or discomfort; Edema (fluid retention)
Anyone who experiences rapid, unexplained weight gain should see a doctor to determine the underlying cause and develop a treatment plan.
This article provides an overview of managing excess weight gain in childhood considering aetiology, assessment, lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions, and potential complications.
7 maj 2020 · If your child isn't on new medication and doesn't have any known medical conditions, here are six of the most common reasons they may be gaining weight, and what you can do to help them.
24 lis 2020 · Stomach swelling with weight gain can have many causes. Some causes may be related to stress, alcohol, or medications. Other causes can be due to health conditions like hypothyroidism or PCOS.
3 paź 2020 · Many population-based observational studies have shown that rapid weight gain during infancy, including a catch-up growth phenomenon or adiposity rebound in early childhood, predisposes a person to the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases later in life.
Introducing guidelines and resources to help standardize the assessment and communication of excessive weight gain in children <2 could augment PCPs' strategies for managing accelerated weight-gain trajectories to mitigate rates of childhood obesity.
