Hungry!

[mrsh2105]

My 4 year old has multiple allergies and is ALWAYS hungry. She will literally finish a meal and immediately say 'I am still hungry'. She would eat all the time if we let her! I know she has a limited diet in that she has foods to avoid but is this indicative of something else or just a hungry 4 year old?!

[Dr Helen Brough]

It would be important to check that she is growing well on an age appropriate weight and height centile chart. If your daughter has multiple food allergies then she should have her allergies properly assessed and as part of this have an assessment of her diet to see that she is meeting her calcium, iron and vitamin D requirements in particular. It would be nice for one of the dietitians to also post on this.