aCorona virus infection is not considered dangerous for children, and does not cause concern, but it turns out that it causes strange symptoms for them, including the case ofparosmia Which leads to their abstinence from eating, or to the existence of major difficulties in eating, according to what was published in skynews British.
Many children suffer from this type of eating disorder, following being infected with the Corona virus, as the smell of chocolate becomes closer to the smell of oil, and the smell of sour lemon is closer to the smell of rotten cabbage.
Because of the virus, the number of children suffering from the disease is increasingparosmia, where children suffer from disturbances in the sense of smell, according to what the researchers found, which makes it difficult for them to eat food.
It seems to experts that this situation can result from the decline in the work of odor receptors, and it becomes difficult to select all the components, as the interaction is limited to certain components, from a specific mixture of smells.
Approximately 250,000 people were infected in Britain with this condition, following contracting the virus, and the common belief was that the suffering includes children only in recent months with the increase in infection rates among them, as it turned out that eating disorders and mettle affected them due to lack of eating; This also applies to adolescents who find the taste of food strange, and are unable to accept it, which causes their weight to drop definitively, knowing that the condition can last for a period following infection with the virus and recovery from it.
To confront this situation, experts asked parents to write down everything their children eat, noting that some foods can make the problem worse, especially cooked meat, onions, garlic and the smell of ground coffee.
Therefore, it is important for parents to encourage their children to switch to lighter-tasting foods, such as pasta, potatoes and cheese, and to follow up on what they enjoy eating the most. Also, they can take a milkshake that is rich in vitamins, which helps them get the nutrients they need, without being bothered by the taste.