What is the paediatrician?

A paediatrician is a child's doctor who provides: preventive health and maintenance for healthy children. medical care for children who have short-term or long-term sickness.

Constipation:

When a person passes less than three bowel movements a week or has difficult bowel movements.

Common causes:

Constipation can have causes that aren't due to underlying disease. Examples include dehydration, lack of dietary fibre, physical inactivity or medication side effects.

Weight loss:

Can improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of complications related to obesity.

Common causes:

Weight loss can have causes that aren't due to underlying disease. Examples include dieting, exercise, malnutrition or lack of access to food.

Appetite loss:

Also called: Anorexia

Reduced desire to eat.

Common causes:

Appetite loss can have causes that aren't due to underlying disease. Examples include ageing, nervousness, grief, disgusting sights and smells or smoking cigarettes.