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5 Most Commonly Found Chronic Health Issues For Children

By Cathy Whims on November 21, 2014

All children will likely have various health problems during infancy and childhood. In most children these health problems will come and go and are very mild, and they don’t interfere with children’s daily life and development.

But there are some chronic health issues for children that attack everyday life during the childhood. A disease is called as chronic health condition when it lasts for more than three months and interferes with your child’s normal activities, needs hospitalization for much time and also extensive medical care.

Chronic Health Issues For Children

Here are the most commonly found chronic health issues for children.

Asthma

Asthma is a revocable obstructive lung illness, caused by increased response of the airways to numerous stimuli. This is a chronic inflammatory disorder with severe exacerbations.

Asthma can even be a life-threatening condition if not appropriately managed. Currently an estimated 7.1 million children under 18 years are diagnosed with asthma. Asthma is also one of the principal causes of school absence. [Treatment for Asthma in Young Children]

Obesity

Almost 17% or one in every three children in US are obese. Obesity can increase the risk of various chronic illnesses in your child, such as heart disease and diabetes in their later life.

Obese children are 30% more likely to suffer from three or more mental, developmental or medical problems. If childhood obesity can’t be controlled, about 43% US adults will be obese by 2018.

ADHD

Often times, all children resist instructions and demands placed upon them. Children with ADHD tend to resist even more than the others. To leash in rebellious and impulsive ADHD behavior without creating a power struggle, parents should be definitely persistent and be creative in reacting to quickly changing discipline situations.

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is a chronic condition that:

Affects communication between brain and muscles
Includes some kind of injury or disruption to the brain
Leads to uncoordinated postures and movements

During certain cases, this chronic health condition occurs as a consequence of other conditions like low birth weight, premature birth, or neurological trauma. [Types Of Cerebral Palsy]

Juvenile Arthritis

There are various terms used to define children with chronic arthritis, such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. All these types involve joint inflammation. This inflammation starts when the child reach the age of 16.

The chronic health condition affects about 50,000 US kids and is very different from adult arthritis. This condition results in sudden swelling of the joints and remains the joints enlarged.