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My son won't eat

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My 5 year old son has suddenly decided not to eat his food for the past week, he wasn't a huge eater anyway, he also suffers from constipation in which he is on Movicol and lactulose. I am really worried about him because his ribs are showing under his skin and his belly is bloated. I heard you can get paediatric high calorie drinks so I took him to the doctor earler this week and she just referred him to a dietian but that will take weeks! He has had a cough for about four weeks now but that was dimissed as viral. Has anyone had any problems of this as well? Any ideas? I'm at my wits end.

 

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  • Hi, thought I would respond as my son was diagnosed last October, but has had a eating disorder for 3 years now (he is 5) I have been to diaticians and still see one, but to be honest we had the drinks, he wouldn't have them and he always looks ill and weak and his bones also stick out.

    Apparantly children with autism/aspergers do have issues with food it is their sensory pallet which causes the problem.  My son is currently on a very limited food intake but he goes through a phase of just crunchy foods like cream crackers or biscuits.  Now I know that biscuits are not ideal but anything to get him to have something.

    You feel frustrated because you can see your child not eating, losing weight and no one seems to care, you just get its their condition. Well I have started keeping a food diary to try and see if there is a pattern to the months of the year...god knows what I am hoping for but I have his sister who will have anything and him just picking at food.  Sometimes I feel he is too weak or tired (he has had sleep issues) to eat and that is his problem.

    I would say try keeping the diary as the diatician will probably ask you to do this anyway and don't pester about food, I ask my son once and then say to him let me know if you change your mind. He will have milk so that is a good source and if it means I have to give him a biscuit to get him to eat I will do.

    Hope things get better, I sense your frustration and I know its hard but the worst thing you can do is to go on and on about food I have learnt that one.

    Lisa

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  • Hi, thought I would respond as my son was diagnosed last October, but has had a eating disorder for 3 years now (he is 5) I have been to diaticians and still see one, but to be honest we had the drinks, he wouldn't have them and he always looks ill and weak and his bones also stick out.

    Apparantly children with autism/aspergers do have issues with food it is their sensory pallet which causes the problem.  My son is currently on a very limited food intake but he goes through a phase of just crunchy foods like cream crackers or biscuits.  Now I know that biscuits are not ideal but anything to get him to have something.

    You feel frustrated because you can see your child not eating, losing weight and no one seems to care, you just get its their condition. Well I have started keeping a food diary to try and see if there is a pattern to the months of the year...god knows what I am hoping for but I have his sister who will have anything and him just picking at food.  Sometimes I feel he is too weak or tired (he has had sleep issues) to eat and that is his problem.

    I would say try keeping the diary as the diatician will probably ask you to do this anyway and don't pester about food, I ask my son once and then say to him let me know if you change your mind. He will have milk so that is a good source and if it means I have to give him a biscuit to get him to eat I will do.

    Hope things get better, I sense your frustration and I know its hard but the worst thing you can do is to go on and on about food I have learnt that one.

    Lisa

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