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...diagnose failure to thrive. Children may be diagnosed with failure to thrive if their weight drops below the 5th percentile. The diagnosis might also be made for children who drop below the 10th percentile. Rate of weight gain or loss is another important factor that many healthcare professionals watch. If your child’s weight drops down to a percentile lower than the one their weight was previously following, then they may diagnosed with failure to thrive,...

...and Atopic Dermatitis (or AD). What is Duocal? Duocal is a high calorie, protein-free powdered medical food that can be added to foods or beverages when additional calories are needed to gain adequate weight. Keep in mind that this product is not a formula and should not be used as a sole source of nutrition. Duocal is: Made up of carbohydrates and fats. Flavorless and super soluble – there are no changes to the taste...

...As a parent, it’s hard to hear that your child has been diagnosed with Failure to Thrive, often written as “FTT.” I often talk to parents who are confused by the diagnosis and not sure exactly what it means, so I thought I’d take the time today to answer some basic questions. For those who don’t know, FTT is a medical term and is used to describe poor weight gain over an extended...

...Patient History Isabella spent the first 10 days of her life in the NICU after being born prematurely. When her parents Allison and Tyler finally brought her home, she became extremely colicky, gassy and calorie-deprived. Isabella was losing the strength to breastfeed, so her mom Allison began supplementing with formula. Despite her visits to the doctor three times a week, Isabella still struggled to gain weight and her mom began noticing blood in her...

...need to gain weight and grow appropriately. Infancy and early childhood are a crucial period of physical and mental development. That is why doctors are concerned when growth is impaired. There are many different causes of Failure to Thrive but most often, it occurs as a result of an underlying medical issue[ii]. Below are some examples of conditions which can lead to the development of Failure to Thrive: Food allergies : Until they are diagnosed,...