Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
At the age of 12 i was malnourished for around 4 months. did this stunt my growth or is there a possibility i caught up after all these years?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Please have a complete physical exam by a Doctor so you will know how your body has matured.
Answered 11/19/2021
0 views
How tall are you. 4 months of undernutrition is expected to materially alter your growth and ultimate height. For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Get HPV, Flu and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!
Answered 11/20/2021
0 views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is there any link between growth hormone deficiency and Ehlers Danlos syndrome? Several possible s/s of EDS. i was on growth hormones x2 years.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Hi what would would be happen if a 19 years old boy has growth hormone deficiency? Does it effect on other things besides of being short?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How do I solve a deficiency in a childs penis growth of almost 11 years. My nephews male sex organ is 3cm when pushed out. I have taken him to the hospital in Nigeria severally but the doctors only said its a bad growth. Please, what's the solution?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I was diagonosed with growth hormone deficiency at a year old. i was on GH shots from 4 to 13 at 13 i went off GH shots,i've beengaining weight scince?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
All of my muscles and joints shake tremble when moving them.I've had b12 deficiency for four years,just started injections.What can be done to improve?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can catch-up growth happen at the age of 12 (boy) if he was malnourished for a few months?
How many inches in height may have been theoretically lost if a boy was malnourished with anorexia for 7-10 months at age 11-12? Also considering some catch-up growth?
I am 16 yrs old and my height is 5'2 . My father is 5'7 and mother is 4'11. Will I grow atleast 5'5 ? I have growth hormone deficiency and I took injections for 4 years then i started homeopathic medicine at the age of 11. What should I do now ?
How long of a period of malnutrition is too long where catch-up growth wont be complete in a growing kid?
Could an adolescence boy who had hypogonadism (due to malnutrition) catch up his growth (genitalia, height etc...)after he has recovered while he is still in puberty?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
