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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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  • This is a very touchy, intricate, extremely difficult and sensitive subject.. for kid and parents (therapists)..

    Haven't any of you seen a SALT or an occupational therapist?! Highly recommendable! Find a SALT who has specific knowledge about sensory issues in and around the mouth (and the rest of the body)! ...When you call, make sure you find out if they are specialized in SPD (sensory problems disorders).

    They know technics to calm that part down, or to calm the whole system down. In more severe cases.. like the above mentioned, both therapies (SALT and OT) may be quite advisable (for a while), to compliment each other and get better result!

    It may also help to explain what food is.. what food does for your body.. Why do we eat? In their mind.. it might just aswell be plastic, poison or poo!! really.. Would you eat then!?!

    ..What is most frustrating for parents: The more it upsets you, as a parent (and for it is your kids life, so it does worry you... a lót!!) The more it upsets your kid; the more stressed he/she becomes (they are that sensitive).. the less open to trying out new things.. or even old for that matter.. the issue itself becomes ahighly stressed issue!

    Listening to the amount of problems you have.. and if I were a parent.. I'd look for a hospital specialized in kids and eating disorders.. who have a view that fits yours! (there are a small few who would force-feed or starve a kid to make him/her see what is necessary.. Not something that suits my view.. desperate messures if y'ask me..)

    Interesting book to read on overall sensory problems: Olga Bogdshina

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  • This is a very touchy, intricate, extremely difficult and sensitive subject.. for kid and parents (therapists)..

    Haven't any of you seen a SALT or an occupational therapist?! Highly recommendable! Find a SALT who has specific knowledge about sensory issues in and around the mouth (and the rest of the body)! ...When you call, make sure you find out if they are specialized in SPD (sensory problems disorders).

    They know technics to calm that part down, or to calm the whole system down. In more severe cases.. like the above mentioned, both therapies (SALT and OT) may be quite advisable (for a while), to compliment each other and get better result!

    It may also help to explain what food is.. what food does for your body.. Why do we eat? In their mind.. it might just aswell be plastic, poison or poo!! really.. Would you eat then!?!

    ..What is most frustrating for parents: The more it upsets you, as a parent (and for it is your kids life, so it does worry you... a lót!!) The more it upsets your kid; the more stressed he/she becomes (they are that sensitive).. the less open to trying out new things.. or even old for that matter.. the issue itself becomes ahighly stressed issue!

    Listening to the amount of problems you have.. and if I were a parent.. I'd look for a hospital specialized in kids and eating disorders.. who have a view that fits yours! (there are a small few who would force-feed or starve a kid to make him/her see what is necessary.. Not something that suits my view.. desperate messures if y'ask me..)

    Interesting book to read on overall sensory problems: Olga Bogdshina

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