Dr. My daughter is 2 year n 2 months old, she very underweight with 6.2 kg. She was born normal. In age of 6 months she fell sick n later diagnosed with mitocondrial complex 1 def. She has milestone delay. Doctors say that underweight is not related. She does not drink milk with bottle or with spoon n does not eat. Anything fed she vomits in jelly form.. Gave her medication also but nothing is helping Plzz suggest I m really worried.
Hi, thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Sorry to hear about your daughters' diagnosis. The not gaining weight may not be related to her disease, but both are interrelated and as she has developmental delay she won't be able to feed on her own and will have frequent regurgitation of feeds which intern lead to frequent pneumonia and weight loss. Kindly consult a developmental pediatrician as they can assess the degree of inability to take feeds and advise regarding a proper method like feeding tube or gastronomy tube etc. Hope this has been helpful to you, kindly feel free to contact again for any queries. Kindly rate the answer if so. Take care.  Chat Doctor. 