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10 possible causes of 'Feeding difficulties'
Click to view article 1. Ear Infection
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, which lies behind the eardrum(tympanic membrane). It is...

Symptoms:

  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Tender mastoid
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Fullness in the ear
  • Hearing impairment
Click to view article 2. Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders involving movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking that occur...

Symptoms:

  • Poor muscle tone
  • Joint contracture
  • Muscle contractions, involuntary
  • Double-vision
  • Feeding difficulties
Click to view article 3. Breast milk jaundice
Breast milk jaundice is persistently high levels of bilirubin in a newborn''s blood caused by certain substan...

Symptoms:

  • Lethargy
  • Itching
  • Pain
  • Jaundice
  • Feeding difficulties
4. Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood
Reactive attachment disorder is a problem with social interaction that occurs when a child''s basic physical ...

Symptoms:

  • Defiance
  • Weak mother-infant attachment
  • Preoccupation
  • Inhibited behavior
  • Feeding difficulties
Click to view article 5. Necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis is the death of intestinal tissue. It primarily affects premature infants or sick n...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Nausea
  • Black stools
  • Dark colored stool
  • Lethargy
  • Feeding difficulties
6. Maple syrup urine disease
Maple syrup urine disease(MSUD) is a metabolism disorder passed down through families in which the body canno...

Symptoms:

  • Abnormal urine odor
  • Nausea
  • Seizures
  • Lethargy
  • Feeding difficulties
Click to view article 7. Meningitis
Meningitis is swelling and irritation(inflammation) of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. This...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Rapid breathing
  • Disorientation
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Bilateral hearing loss
Click to view article 8. Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.There are many cau...

Symptoms:

  • Disorders of communication
  • Speech impairment
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Failure to gain weight
  • Delayed growth
Click to view article 9. Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a build up of fluid inside the skull, leading to brain swelling. Hydrocephalus means"water o...

Symptoms:

  • Uncontrolled eye movements
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Delayed growth
  • Developmental delay
  • Feeding difficulties
Click to view article 10. Annular pancreas
An annular pancreas is a ring of pancreatic tissue that encircles the duodenum(the first part of the small in...

Symptoms:

  • Abdominal bloating
  • Nausea
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Vomiting
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