Constipation in Babies and Infants
- Understanding constipation in babies and toddlers (bbuk.org.uk) – Bladder & Bowel UK
Constipation in Children
- Advice for children with constipation – ERIC (The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity) – Provides practical tips and information including fun quizzes, activities and games for kids.
- SCR Understanding constipation and faecal impaction (bbuk.org.uk) – Bladder & bowel UK
- Understanding the management of faecal impaction and constipation (bbuk.org.uk) – Bladder & Bowel UK
- Constipation in children – NHS general information and advice on constipation in children.
- Fibre-food-fact-sheet.pdf (bda.uk.com) – BDA Fibre Food Facts
Toddler Diarrhoea
- SCR Understanding toddler diarrhoea (bbuk.org.uk) – Bladder and Bowel UK
Fussy Eating
New Videos – Now Available
NHS Forth Valley children’s dietitians and occupational therapists have produced these videos on fussy eating.
They are in 3 short parts each going through different aspects of fussy eating.
- Happy Eating Video – Part 1 – Focuses on feeding development and the reasons why children can become fussy eaters.
- Happy Eating Video – Part 2 – Focuses on food, nutrition and meal times.
- Happy Eating Video – Part 3 – Focuses on tools and strategies you can use at home with your child.
- Parent Club – Have lots of tips and hints on feeding a fussy child through different stages of childhood.
- How do I manage a Fussy Eater? – NHS – Useful tips and a video to watch.
Food Allergy in Children
Allergy UK – Allergy UK | National Charity
The charity provides information and advice for a number of food allergies including:
- Cow’s milk Cows-Milk-Free-Diet-Information-For-Babies-and-Children.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Soya Soya-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Wheat Reactions-to-Wheat-v2.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Egg Egg-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Pea and other legumes Reactions-to-Legumes-v1.2.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Peanut Peanut-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Celery Celery-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Fish and shellfish Fish-and-Shellfish-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Mustard Mustard-Allergy.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Sesame and other seeds Sesame-and-Other-Seeds.pdf (allergyuk.org)
- Tree nut Tree-Nut-Allergy-v2.pdf (allergyuk.org)
There are also fact sheets on allergy testing, diagnosis, eating out and at school. They have a helpline and a Dietetic Service providing specialist allergy advice for children age 0-5 who present with symptoms of food allergy.
Patient Webinars
These webinars on milk and soya allergy have been produced by children’s dietitians and have lots of helpful information and practical tips.
Premature Babies
- Bliss – Information for babies born premature or sick
- Weaning advice for premature babies – Bliss
Reflux in Babies
- Baby Reflux – Symptoms and Support – NCT
- Reflux in babies – NHS
Vegan Diet for Babies and Children
- Vegan Diets for Infants and Under 5’s – The Vegan Society
Tube Feeding
- Half PINNT – Children on Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) – A networking group for children receiving artificial nutrition, it offers support and advice to children and their families.
- Tube feeding your child – Carers UK
- My child is getting a gastrostomy feeding tube – Video made by the What? Why? Children in Hospital Charity.
- How do I look after my child’s gastrostomy tube? – Video made by the What? Why? Children in Hospital Charity.
- What happens when my child needs a nasogastric tube? – Video made by the What? Why? Children in Hospital Charity.
- Tube Feeding – Nutricia Ltd. Resources include picture story books for children.
Allergies/Intolerence
- Milk allergy – British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Lactose intolerance – Illnesses & conditions | NHS inform
Micronutrients
- Food Fact Sheet – BDA
- Vitamin D Food Fact Sheet – BDA
- Vitamins and minerals – NHS (www.nhs.uk)