Congenital heart surgery, taking a lot of supplements is harmful to health?

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Uncle let me ask. Is my child having a congenital heart defect who has had surgery and taking a lot of supplements is harmful to his health? I would like to thank the doctor.
Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh (1985)
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Hello! Supplements are often those that provide vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, so they are more or less beneficial to the body, especially for children with congenital heart disease, who eat less than healthy children. normal. After surgery, mothers often tend to compensate for their children's rapid growth like other normal children, so they often take a lot of tonics without knowing that the child's body will absorb to a certain extent, the rest. It will be excreted out because the body does not need to use it.
Therefore, it is best to help children get natural vitamins and minerals through daily eating and supplements, if any, the dose must also be within the level recommended by the doctor.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Ho Thi Xuan Nga - Anesthesiologist - Cardiovascular Center - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital