Question Posted Saturday October 18 2008, 11:12 pm
Can eleven year olds take prenatal vitamins. This is for my sister and she searched on the internet saying that that cand make her hair grow faster. So is it safe for her or take it or not?
HOWEVER, before an 11-year-old child takes anything in an adult dose I would ask her physician or pediatrician.
You had another person say crushed up in shampoo works... I cannot think of a reason that would be harmful, but before she ingests the vitamin, you need to check with a doctor. Prenatals are jam packed with tons of vitamins and at rather substantial doses to not only improve the health of a growing baby but also prepare the mother for labor and delivery. Many prenatals contain vitamins and minerals that cannot be taken in large amounts by children not the least of which is iron.
They can also occasionally have some nasty side effects such as vomiting and diarrhea (but this may be primarily caused by the raging hormone fluctuation of a pregnant woman added to the increase of vitamin intake).
Just be careful. At 11 she may feel all grown up but in the medical world, she is still just a kid.
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