Poor feeding
Poor feeding: Introduction
An infant may feed poorly for numerous reasons,
some of which are very serious.
Poor feeding can lead to weight loss
which in an infant is often called failure to thrive.
Even if weight is not lost, poor growth may indicate a medical problem.
Any infant with poor feeding needs medical attention
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Poor feeding: Symptom Checker
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Diagnostic tests for Poor feeding:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Poor feeding. Some of these are listed below :
- General appearance and observation
- Looking for any dysmorphic ( abnormality of shape) features of face and body that may affect feeding - e.g. Down syndrome, cleft palate, Pierre Robin syndrome (small jaw, cleft palate and downward displacement of the tongue), fetal alcohol syndrome (narrow space between the eyes, short nose, small face, small upper lip), Zellweger syndrome.
- Observe the child's behavior and interaction with yourself. If child is alert, interested in new objects, keen to explore and relates in a friendly manner, a feeding problem is more likely because of an isolated condition rather than global retardation
- Physical examination
- Inspect mouth for any local lesions which may affect feeding - e.g. severe tongue tie, cleft palate.
- A careful physical examination must be performed to exclude any acute or chronic illness
- Examine for signs of congenital heart disease that may cause failure to thrive due to poor feeding
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diagnostic tests for Poor feeding
Poor feeding: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Poor feeding may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Poor feeding
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Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Poor feeding. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
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Poor feeding: Deaths
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Organs affected by Poor feeding:
The list of organs typically affected by Poor feeding may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Poor feeding
The list below shows some of the causes of Poor feeding mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Poor feeding
How Common are these Causes of Poor feeding?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Poor feeding.
Of the 265
causes of Poor feeding that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 7
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 254
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 265
causes of Poor feeding
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Poor feeding:
The following list of conditions
have 'Poor feeding' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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include a symptom of Poor feeding or choose View All.
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- Campomelic dwarfism
... feeding problems
- Campomelic dysplasia
... feeding problems
- Canavan disease
... feeding difficulties
- Cardiac malformation
... feeding difficulty
- Cat's cry
... feeding problems
- CDG syndrome type 1A
... feeding difficulties
- CDG syndrome type I
... feeding problems
- CDG syndrome type Ic
... feeding difficulties
- Cerebral Palsy
... difficulty sucking
- Choroid Plexus neoplasms
... feeding problems
- Chromosome 1, 1p36 deletion syndrome
... feeding problems
- Chromosome 10, Monosomy 10p
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 10p duplication/10q deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 12, 12p trisomy
... Feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 12p duplication syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 15q triplication syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 16q, partial deletion
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 17, deletion 17q23 q24
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 18, trisomy 18q
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 19q, partial duplication
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 21, tetrasomy 21q
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 22q deletion
... feeding difficulties
- Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulties
- Chromosome 2p16.1-p15 Deletion Syndrome
... feeding problems
- Chromosome 3, trisomy 3p
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 4 Ring
... Feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 4 ring syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 4, Monosomy 4q
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 6, monosomy 6q
... Feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 6p partial duplication
... feeding problems
- Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 7 ring syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 7, trisomy 7p
... Feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 7p duplication syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 7q partial deletion
... feeding problems
- Chromosome 8, monosomy 8q
... Feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 8p deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 8p mosaic tetrasomy
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 9, trisomy 9q
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 9q deletion syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 9q duplication
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome 9q duplication syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Chromosome diploid-triploid mosaicism syndrome
... feeding difficulty
- Cockayne syndrome type 1
... poor feeding
- Coenzyme Q cytochrome c reductase deficiency of
... feeding problems
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome
... feeding problems
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1C
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1F
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1H
... feeding difficulty
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1I
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1K
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1X
... feeding problems
- Congenital disorder of Glycosylation type Ic
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia
... feeding difficulties
- Congenital herpes simplex
... poor feeding
- Congenital myotonic dystrophy
... feeding difficulty
- Congenital tuberculosis
... poor feeding
- Conotruncal heart malformations
... feeding difficulty
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome 1
... feeding problems
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome 2
... feeding problems
- Creatine deficiency, X-linked
... poor feeding
- Cri-du-chat syndrome
... feeding problems
- Crisponi syndrome
... feeding problems
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- Mandibulofacial dysostosis, Treacher Collins type, autosomal recessive
... feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease
... feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type 1A
... feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type 1B
... feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type 2
... Feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type 3
... Feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type II
... feeding difficulty
- Maple syrup urine disease, type III
... feeding difficulty
- Meningitis
... refusing feeds, poor feeding
- Meningococcal disease
... refusing feeds, poor feeding
- Menkes Disease
... feeding difficulties
- Methylmalonic acidemia, vitamin B12 responsive
... poor feeding
- Methylmalonic aciduria -- homocystinuria
... poor feeding
- Microencephaly
... feeding difficulty
- Miller-Dieker syndrome
... feeding problems
- Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency
... feeding difficulty
- Mixed Cerebral Palsy
... feeding difficulty
- Mobius syndrome
... feeding difficulty, inability to suck (infant)
- Monosomy 1p36
... feeding problems
- Muscular dystrophy, congenital, type 1C
... feeding difficulties
- Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency
... poor feeding
- Myopathy, Congenital, Compton-North
... poor feeding
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Conditions listing medical complications: Poor feeding:
The following list of medical conditions have
Poor feeding or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Poor feeding Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Poor feeding?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Poor feeding, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Poor feeding:
Medical Conditions associated with Poor feeding:
Eating symptoms (2462 causes), Food symptoms (1907 causes), Digestive symptoms (5299 causes), Child health symptoms (230 causes)
Symptoms related to Poor feeding:
Failure to thrive (955 causes), 18-Hydroxylase deficiency, 2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, 3 alpha methylcrotonyl-Coa carboxylase 1 deficiency, 3 alpha methylcrotonyl-coa carboxylase 2 deficiency
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